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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 →

PG&E, San Francisco and Golden Gate Energy team up on tidal power Sam Abuelsamid

The strong tidal currents flowing in and out of San Francisco Bay used to be one of the deterrents to prisoners trying to escape from the prison at Alcatraz by making it extremely difficult to get ...

1.2 MW Tidal turbine to be installed off Northern Ireland Sam Abuelsamid

Starting August 20th, Marine Current Turbines will install the worlds largest tidal current turbine in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough. The 1.2MW turbine will be the first commercial scale ...

Swell Fuel - Hydrogen farming on the oceans Sam Abuelsamid

One of the complaints about using hydrogen as a fuel, or more accurately as an energy storage medium, is that the energy required to produce hydrogen, exceeds the energy output. If hydrogen is being ...

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, ...

PG&E, San Francisco and Golden Gate Energy team up on tidal power 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The strong tidal currents flowing in and out of San Francisco Bay used to be one of the deterrents to prisoners trying to escape from the prison at Alcatraz by making it extremely difficult to get from the island to the mainland. Soon, those same currents may be put to use to provide electricity to ...

1.2 MW Tidal turbine to be installed off Northern Ireland 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Starting August 20th, Marine Current Turbines will install the worlds largest tidal current turbine in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough. The 1.2MW turbine will be the first commercial scale underwater turbine powered by tidal currents. The system will generate enough electricity to power 1,000 ...

Swell Fuel - Hydrogen farming on the oceans 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

One of the complaints about using hydrogen as a fuel, or more accurately as an energy storage medium, is that the energy required to produce hydrogen, exceeds the energy output. If hydrogen is being produced via electrolysis powered by fossil fuel electricity, this is a very serious issue. However, ...


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