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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Turning to the tide for green energy - Tidal Power in Canada
Turning to the tide for green energy
27 Mar 2007
Shannon Moneo, The Globe and Mail
VICTORIA -- The fast-moving tides and deep waters near Victoria were the backdrop for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's January announcement if $1.5-billion in spending over 10 years to boost Canada's supply of green energy.
Last summer, Vancouver-based Clean Current Power Systems installed a tidal turbine generator near Race Rocks.
Salt water corrodes the metal equipment, and the tides flow like a fast-moving river, which is more taxing on the generator than a slower current.
Other challenges have surfaced. Read more from here @ The Globe & Mail
27 Mar 2007
Shannon Moneo, The Globe and Mail
VICTORIA -- The fast-moving tides and deep waters near Victoria were the backdrop for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's January announcement if $1.5-billion in spending over 10 years to boost Canada's supply of green energy.
Last summer, Vancouver-based Clean Current Power Systems installed a tidal turbine generator near Race Rocks.
Salt water corrodes the metal equipment, and the tides flow like a fast-moving river, which is more taxing on the generator than a slower current.
Other challenges have surfaced. Read more from here @ The Globe & Mail
Labels: hydroelectricity, tidal
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Monday, March 26, 2007
Wave Of Support For Tidal Energy in UK
Wave Of Support For Tidal Energy
23rd March 2007, Carbon Free
Despite key political support, the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) said it was concerned that this rhetoric is not yet being backed up by long term policy support. It said that the publication of the Marine Bill White Paper provides the overarching framework for planning and consenting marine renewable energy projects but claimed this needs to be backed up by new financial support mechanisms, if the UK is to retain its current global lead.
Read the full report here @ Carbon Free, UK
23rd March 2007, Carbon Free
Despite key political support, the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) said it was concerned that this rhetoric is not yet being backed up by long term policy support. It said that the publication of the Marine Bill White Paper provides the overarching framework for planning and consenting marine renewable energy projects but claimed this needs to be backed up by new financial support mechanisms, if the UK is to retain its current global lead.
Read the full report here @ Carbon Free, UK
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