Feed The Grid

By EDF Blogs This commentary, authored by Rod Fujita , originally appeared on EDF Voices . The ocean absorbs energy from the sun, stores it, and then releases it slowly. Sounds like a prescription for meeting the world’s energy needs, since the ocean is the largest feature of our planet. But can ocean energy be tapped in a way that doesn’t create more problems than it solves? That’s the promise

During the opening keynote session at the Energy Ocean International Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse identified a core problem to developing ocean energy technologies in the U.S.: process. Following the continued ...

Entrepreneur seeking to raise millions from Bristol Channel postcodes to pay for development of £750m tidal energy lagoon in South Wales.

As of today, this is the world's largest fully-permitted ocean energy site. The announcement was made by the Scottish Government's Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism Fergus Ewing at the All Energy conference in Aberdeen. The green light from the ...

Throughout the 2000s, the emerging wave and tidal stream energy industries operated as a unit. Together they embarked on the journey across the "valley of death" towards commercial maturity, facing shared challenges - such as grid connection, permitting and securing R&D support.

The U.S. Department of Energy has just unveiled a floating off-shore wind platform that it thinks could make a big splash. But it has already been working hard to commercialize “tidal energy" that uses underwater turbines to create electricity, which must then be wired into the grid.

This project, being developed by Harbin Engineering University, is just one in a series of ocean energy projects that are being deployed along the coast of China with support from national R&D funding programs. It is part of the National Plan for Islands ...

Whistler is set to open a new hydro electric system that will generate enough renewable energy to match the entire resort's power news. “This is going to be a monumental winter season for Whistler Blackcomb. Excitement is mounting for the 2010 Winter ...

Two white dwarfs called RX J0806.3+1527 or J0806 come together to create the smallest orbit of any known binary system (321.5 senconds, or less than 5 minutes). Gravitational wave energy increases as the two stars get closer.

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. What would you give for a working lightsaber? This week Inhabitat reported that a laser hobbyist created an awesome (but totally dangerous) DIY lightsaber that can burn through wood

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is moving to establish an Ocean Energy Safety Institute to “further enhance safe and responsible operations across the offshore oil and gas industry.”

Scotland has huge potential in terms of renewable energy off our shores – with an estimated 25 per cent of all the European offshore wind and 10 per cent of the potential wave power.

The potential impact of wave farms on migrating salmon in Scotland’s waters is being being examined by scientists.

An official report published today on the dangers of failing to invest in renewable energy represents a timely call for the Government to set clear long-term policies to boost the deployment of wind, wave and tidal power.