]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/wave-power Blog Articles Tagged with 'wave-power' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/154078?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power By Tyler SeedWhile much attention on renewables in recent years has focussed on solar and wind technologies, awareness has been growing around the enormous energy generating potential of the Earth's oceans. A 2005 report from the Electric Power Rese... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/154078?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:50:44 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/152858?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power I've often wondered about the wisdom of trying to co-locate offshore wind turbines with wave-energy technology as a way of saving on transmission-line costs and creating a capacity factor that's much higher than the two technologies on their own. Bac... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/152858?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:15:51 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/152119?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Climate talks in Poznan, Poland, this week included a meeting to discuss the concept of a super-grid that would connect renewable-rich regions to energy-hungry regions via high-voltage, direct-current (HVDC) cables. It's an attractive idea. If Icelan... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/152119?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:06:20 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/152745?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Image credit: WikipediaNew research from Stanford University ranks wind power as the most promising alternative source of energy. Titled Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, the report from civil and environmenta... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/152745?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:40:59 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/oceana/151967?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power This week in ocean news,...Obama picked New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to be the secretary of commerce, the most important post for the oceans. Some think it's a consolation prize, others are thrilled about Bill. ...Members of the UN climate su... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/oceana/151967?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:45:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/147784?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-inA great deal of electricity is already provided by the movement of water in hydroelectric power plants. Usually, large turbines are placed just after dams or under waterfalls that spin as the water rushes... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/147784?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:10:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/alternative-energy-news/145577?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power As the conventional sources of energy are dwindling, scientists are continuously looking for alternative sources of energy. We are frequently reading about generation of alternative and clean energy from unconventional sources. Portugal built Agucad... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/alternative-energy-news/145577?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:03:45 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/144230?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Finavera Renewables, a Vancouver-based wind and wave power developer, has enough troubles these days. The publicly traded company has shares trading at 5 cents and as an untested newcomer to the developer scene it's considered much riskier than more ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/144230?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:06:36 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/142838?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Editor's note: This post is part of a series. We'll be releasing one of Andy Lubershane's original comics each week until the end of the year. While many of the issues covered in the comics have been discussed on Worldchanging in the past, we hope th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/142838?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:45:46 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/141087?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power 10/14/2008 - Iberdrola Renovables has commissioned the first buoy of its pilot wave power plant at Cantabria in Spain...... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/141087?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140630?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Danish pilot looks to boost wave transformer with wind turbines. Graphic Floating Power Plant.Portugal gets the distinction of having both the world's first commercial wave power plant, Agu adoura Wave Park, which officially opened last month and is... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140630?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:19:52 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140886?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Danish pilot looks to boost wave transformer with wind turbines. Graphic Floating Power Plant.Portugal gets the distinction of having both the world's first commercial wave power plant, Agu adoura Wave Park, which officially opened last month and is... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140886?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:19:52 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140403?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Unlike other ocean power technologies, which use the movement of water to generate power, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion uses differences in water temperature to create electricity. Napali Coast of Kauai, photo: Jean-Phillipe Rebuffet.The US Departm... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140403?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:28:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140671?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Unlike other ocean power technologies, which use the movement of water to generate power, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion uses differences in water temperature to create electricity. Napali Coast of Kauai, photo: Jean-Phillipe Rebuffet.The US Departm... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140671?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:28:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/140114?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Filed under: Emerging TechnologiesWhile we wait to finally have a range of electric, or at least plug-in, cars to buy, it's good to know that there are ever more sources of clean energy - i.e., wave power - to produce this electricity. As you might h... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/140114?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:18:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/138987?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power photo: Jurek DurczackIt may not be nearly the ridiculously large potential claimed by geothermal power in Australia, but a new report commissioned by the Carnegie Corporation indicates that one-third of Australia's power needs could be met through wa... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/138987?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:15:52 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137949?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power image source: Hammerfest Str mHow can it be a wind farm if it is underwater? Well, you are right. But although wind farms have become iconic images, the average person still has trouble envisioning the many techniques being tested for harvesting the... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137949?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:27:30 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/137646?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power This article was written by Joy Green in March 2008. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.What happens when disruptive ideas combine?We've heard a lot about distributed energy generation and smart grids recentl... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/137646?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:10:03 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/136348?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Just two days ago we heard about the progress of a first of its kind wave power project, using Ocean Power Technologies' Power Buoys off the coast of Spain. Now comes word that the Iberian Peninsular will have another wave power first: The first comm... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/136348?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:15:36 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/135620?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power The renewable energy potential of the ocean is slowly being tapped. Earlier in the summer the world's first commercial-scale tidal turbine began feeding power to the grid. New York City's Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy project is up and running, after... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/135620?rsstype=tag&tag=wave-power Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:18:15 -0400