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Solar and tidal combined
Spent many days collecting my own solar energy. Posts will resume before long....
When wind turbines go bad
This video, of a wind turbine in Holland that self-destructs in a particularly high wind, has been available on YouTube for several months now. A slow motion version of this video is shown here....
New England start-up seeking hydrokinetic power on Ol’ Man River
The St. Louis Dispatch reported last week that start-up company Free Flow Power, based in Gloucester, Massachusetts, has obtained preliminary permitting to test hydrokinetic power installations on the...
Skysails video
Via EcoGeek, I learned of this very cool video showing the MV Beluga SkySails (aka, the kite ship) in action, deploying its sail: For futher information, I have previously posted about the SkySails...
‘Kite Ship’ arrives after maiden voyage
The German merchant vessel MS Beluga SkySails made port in Guanta, Venezuela on February 5, after a two-week journey across the Atlantic with a load of cargo. According to Nature, the SkySails unfur...
Setting a sustainable example in Epping with cogeneration
The town of Epping, New Hampshire has recently drawn attention and praise for its push toward conservation, energy efficiency, and sustainability. Last year Epping voters approved a town ordinance r...
‘Kite ship’ to demonstrate fuel savings with wind power
In late January, the 10,000 ton merchant ship MS Beluga Skysails left port in Bremerhaven, Germany, on its maiden voyage, with a load of cargo headed for Venezuela. What is different about this ship...
Mapping alternative energy sites
David Brooks, who blogs at GraniteGeek, has created a clever Google map of utility-grade, alternative energy sites (hydro, wind, solar and other types, such as wood-burning) in and around New Hampshi...
Yet more wind turbines on the Seacoast
Following the lead of former president George H.W. Bush, the Kittery city council, and the electric utility Unitil, two local business are now planning to install wind turbines to generate electri...
Kittery approves plan for 50-kW wind turbine
WCSH News in Portland and the Portsmouth Herald have reported that on Monday night the Kittery town council unanimously approved a plan to build a 50-kW wind turbine at the town’s solid waste ...