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VIVACE:Renewable Energy from Slow Water Currents

This machine is named as VIVACE ( Vortex Induced Vibrations for Aquatic Clean Energy). It is the first known device that could draw energy from most water curre…

Finkel’s National Hydrogen Strategy Gets Green Light, but Could be Lifeline for Coal

State and federal energy ministers on Friday have adopted a national hydrogen strategy, prepared by chief scientist Alan Finkel, but there remains serious quest…

Harnessing Tidal Wave Energy with Push Plates

The Theme of Concept: Theme of concept is to harness the kinetic energy within the flow of water without using the conventional methods like water wheel or othe…

Labour Party Manifesto: Windfall Tax on Oil Firms, Delisting for Those not Tackling Climate Change

UK’s Labour Party plans to impose a reported £11bn windfall tax on oil companies, and to delist from the London Stock Exchange those companies that don’t hel…

Global Wave and Tidal Energy Market to Rise at Spectacular CAGR of 23.2% During 2016–2024

The global wave and tidal energy market stood at US$ 497.7 million in 2014 and is projected to touch a valuation of US$ 11345.0 million by the end of 2024.

Nuclear Fuel

US Legislature Considers Waste Management Reforms

Draft legislation to update the US Department of Energy's (DOE) ability to manage nuclear waste - passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday.

Brazil’s 11.2-GW Belo Monte Hydro Project Approved for Full Operations

Brazil’s 11.2-GW Belo Monte hydropower plant in the Amazon rainforest will start operating at full capacity, after clearance from regulator Aneel was received …

Crude

Russia Wants Condensate Removed from OPEC Deal

Russian energy minister Alexander Novak said Wednesday he wants new volumes of gas condensate to be excluded from Russia’s quota as part of its oil output pact…

Shale Gas

What Does Shale Oil Down Mean For America & The World?

For the last several decades, oil companies have been turning the American countryside into Swiss cheese as they scour the Earth for oil and gas deposits that c…

Smart Grid

Grid Upgrade Plans Unveiled for Eastern Germany

Works include construction of 526km of new cable for the high voltage network.

Steam turbine

Siemens And Mannai Team Up to Set Up Steam Turbine Repair Facility in Qatar

Siemens Qatar and Manweir, a subsidiary of Mannai Corporation, are planning to develop repair services for compressors and steam turbines used in the hydrocarbo…

Ofgem Charges Ahead with UK Grid Reforms

UK energy regulator Ofgem is to press ahead with grid charge reforms that renewable trade associations say will undermine subsidy-free deployment.

Offshore Wind Power

Anbaric Proposes 16GW New England Grid Link

Application filed with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to develop system to bring offshore wind power to shore.

Distributed Solar

An Inside Look at a Groundbreaking Solar-Storage Procurement in California

A group of CCAs are looking to aggregate 30 megawatts of distributed energy resources. Here are the details.

Distributed Solar

How Decentralized Solar Solutions Are Powering Global Green Economy Transition

Access to and the productive use of solar energy are a great enabler for many communities especially in rural, off-grid areas where there is no feasible alterna…