Hydro Power

Germany’s rail operator Deutsche Bahn is under pressure: With the imminent abolition of nuclear energy in Germany new concepts for railway power are needed. This is why Dr. Rüdiger Grube, Chief Executive of Deutsche Bahn, and Dr. Jürgen Großmann, CEO of the important German energy provider RWE, signed a contract for the supply of...[read more]

The best marine energy sites could be cost-competitive with nuclear and onshore wind by 2025 with accelerated and targeted innovation, according to a new report from the Carbon Trust.The report is based on an evaluation of the Carbon Trust's £3.5 million Marine Energy Accelerator (MEA) programme of support for technology innovation.It...[read more]

Scotland’s ambitious green energy drive was given a boost this week as the wave energy development firm Aquamarine Power unveiled their latest cutting edge hydro electric wave energy technology. Dubbed the Oyster 800, the device is capable of generating 250% more power than the first ‘Oyster 1’ device at only one third of the cost....[read more]

 As one of Europe’s largest production and research site, the Industriepark Höchst, (in Frankfurt Germany) is home to 90+ companies in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, basic and specialty chemicals, crop protection, food additives and services.The waste water these companies generate is treated in a double stage biological treatment...[read more]

 In the next 20 years the installed capacity of hydropower in Europe will increase by around 86 700 MW. This is one result of a recent study by Trend Research, a German market research firm that assessed the hydropower potential of 18 European countries. While only limited development of hydropower is possible in Sweden...[read more]

A recent study performed by the Indian government shows the country has an estimated 8,000 megawatts of tidal energy potential. According to the assessment, the majority of this potential lies in the Gulf of Cambay where 7,000 megawatts of energy could be reportedly harnessed.  The report also indicates two other areas could be...[read more]

On my first day at the World Energy Congress (WEC) in Montreal I was able to visit the Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station. As part of the WEC Future Energy Leaders Program (FELP), they offered us the choice of three departure times to the station. Myself and some of the other Siemens FELs were fortunate to gain a...[read more]

June 2010 marked the sixth consecutive year of minority government rule in Canada, the second longest run of consecutive minority governments in Canadian history (second only to an nine year stretch in the 1920s).  While the past six years have produced an ample serving of political drama, the legislative and policy output during...[read more]

Brazil is poised to become an energy superpower and the world's 5th biggest economy, says its energy minister, Marcio Zimmerman[read more]

The Pacific Northwest is an area of the country where the electrical power supply has some common attributes with the power supply system serving the Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway). There is a large installed base of hydroelectric power, a small amount of nuclear power, and some variable fossil power. As is the case in...[read more]

Every day that climate change and clean energy legislation is stalled in the Senate, the US loses out on opportunities to benefit from the clean energy economy.  A new Chinese trade policy has just been announced that will give a boost to international companies that sell wind power components to China's rapidly growing wind market...[read more]

Guest Post by Peter Lang. Peter is a retired geologist and engineer with 40 years experience on a wide range of energy projects throughout the world, including managing energy R&D and providing policy advice for government and opposition. His experience includes: coal, oil, gas, hydro, geothermal, nuclear power plants, nuclear waste...[read more]

Originally posted May 2009, given today’s news about Venezuela’s electricity woes, it seems appropriate to repost. I predict sales of diesel generators to do up exponentially across Venezuela on the heels of this news. This is not just a parable, but a true story, not something made up by me to provoke discussion. I personally know the...[read more]

I know it has been a week since I put up something new. Some readers have also noticed that I haven't been commenting much lately, and my e-mails are piling up. Things have just been really busy. I have a few guest posts that should be ready to go within a week or so, but I saw a topical story this morning that was worth commenting on...[read more]

Probably the hardest single category of concepts to communicate in energy and enviro issues involve the interconnected nature of the Earth System. The primary example of this is the energy water nexus, something I’ve written about numerous times, because I’m convinced it’s a gigantic problem and is also still poorly understood by many...[read more]