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Auto supplier Continental working on hydro power

A 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 past at high speed. There are other ways to generate power from the movement of water, though, and automotive supplier Continental is providing its expertise towards that goal. The supplier's ContiTech subsidiary is drawing on Continental's vast experience with rubber for the project, which places large buoys in the water. Inside the massive ... Read more →

First European wave energy farms open Xavier Navarro

While 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 ...

Man to attempt Japan to Hawaii crossing in wave-powered boat Jeremy Korzeniewski

By now, most people are familiar with the concept of using wave power as an eco-friendly alternative to the burning of fossil fuels. What may be a new concept, though, is using the waves to power a ...

Waves drive sub-marine bouys to produce electricity Sam Abuelsamid

AWS Ocean Energy has devised an underwater bouy generator system that is mechanically simple and should be able to harness the power of waves without some of the potential negatives of undersea ...

Auto supplier Continental working on hydro power 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A 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 past at high speed. There are other ways to generate power from the movement of water, though, ...

First European wave energy farms open 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While 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 have noticed, the ocean is permanently moving, so it is a good idea to capture some ...

Man to attempt Japan to Hawaii crossing in wave-powered boat 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

By now, most people are familiar with the concept of using wave power as an eco-friendly alternative to the burning of fossil fuels. What may be a new concept, though, is using the waves to power a boat. Billed as the most eco-friendly way to power a boat since the sail was invented, wave power is ...

Waves drive sub-marine bouys to produce electricity 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

AWS Ocean Energy has devised an underwater bouy generator system that is mechanically simple and should be able to harness the power of waves without some of the potential negatives of undersea turbines. Bouys anchored to the ocean floor with their tops 6-50m below the surface would drive generators ...


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