Latest Wave and tidal power News
We need all possible sources of energy to replace our dependence on declining fossils fuels
We have heard a lot from politicians over the last month about the economy, immigration, defence and tax. However there has been very little discussion about how we are going to deal with one of the biggest issues facing this country over the next decade. Where is our energy going to come from? With plentiful supplies of coal in the first half of the 20th century and gas and oil from the North Sea since the 1980s, the UK has until recent times... [more]
Mott MacDonald and Halcrow team-up to promote tidal energy opportunities
Mott MacDonald and Halcrow have teamed-up to promote the growing opportunities for the sustainable development of global tidal range energy projects. The two organisations will collaborate on the identification, pursuit, study and delivery of tidal range energy opportunities throughout the world. Halcrow and Mott MacDonald are leaders in the power and engineering sectors and this collaboration recognises the exceptional scale and challenges of... [more]
Compromise between capturing Severn tidal power generation potential and minimising the environment effects must be achieved
The Severn Barrage project is the largest single source of renewable energy available to the UK, with the estuary providing one of the world’s best opportunities to harness energy from tides. However, according to those preparing the SEA for a feasibility study, a compromise between capturing the power generation potential and minimising the environment effects must be achieved or it risks becoming a pipe-dream. A cross-government group, l... [more]
ITER develops 25 bioclimatic homes in Tenerife
ITER, the Institute of Technology and Renewable Energies, founded by the Tenerife Island Government, has launched 25 bioclimatic homes. The innovative houses, heralded as the “green architecture of the future” generate zero carbon emissions and are due to open to the public in September 2010. Developed by ITER and located in the southern district of Granadilla, the village consists of 25 bioclimatic houses made of ecologic resources and a visi... [more]
Carbon Trust funds tidal and wave power projects in the UK
Earlier this week, the Carbon Trust has launched the £22M marine proving fund – a scheme which will see between £2m and £5m awarded to four tidal and two wave power projects in the UK. The money will help bring the projects through from the prototype stage to commercial propositions. AECOM has backed plans by the Carbon Trust to fund the development of marine and tidal energy in the UK. AECOM’s Director of Renewable Energy, Ian Gillies said: “... [more]
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Earl's center passes east of Cape Hatteras, will brush shore points here
PHILADELPHIA - Hurricane Earl, now a category-2 storm, will bring our coastal areas some rain, stiff winds, rough surf and tidal flooding today.
The unstoppable Fung brothers
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, William Fung, the CEO of Li & Fung Limited, a large Hong Kong-based sourcing company founded by his grandfather, awoke in his Boston hotel room with an inexplicable urge to meet his sister, who lives in San Francisco, for lunch at their favorite sushi restaurant there.
Munchmobile 2010: Readers' choice
Final Big Dog trip of the season includes eateries all over the map
After-dinner speech no laughing matter
YEARS and years ago, well before I was an MSP, I made an after-dinner speech in Inverness. I decided to embark on a joke - one that you would probably get away with at a Caithness Burns Supper but one that fell flat on its face with my audience that night.
Which Apple announcement was best? (poll)
The spiffy touch-screen Nano? Movie rentals on your iOS device? Or do you think today's Apple event was one big snoozefest? Here's your chance to vote!
Simple Twist of Fate Brings Ballyhack Golf Club to Life
I couldn't possibly have been going in the right direction, could I? I had gotten off the exit ramp for downtown Roanoke, Va., but after passing a modest skyline I got diverted into duplexes, the crumbling back lots of an industrial factory and power plant, and finally into dusty, sleepy streets that time seemingly passed by.
State is absolutely wrong in doing the right thing with roadside memorials
It was a small article tucked deep inside my favorite newspaper, and it made me wonder what’s wrong with this world. The headline read, “Private memorials not allowed on state land.” The article beneath it was short enough to run here in its entirety:
No Transaction Fund Fees: Are They Really Free?
In choosing between an NTF fund and a similar fund with a transaction fee, check the expense ratios first. The better deal could surprise you.
Hurricane continues march towards Maritimes
Residents in the Maritimes are bracing for Hurricane Earl's arrival this weekend, with the storm spinning up the east coast and the latest storm tracking showing New Brunswick could be the hardest hit province in Canada.
40-70 mph winds could hit Maine coast by Friday night
This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Earl taken at 3:15 a.m. EDT Friday Sept. 3, 2010.
