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The world needs gargantuan amounts of clean energy moving forward, making this an area of colossal and growing opportunity for disruptive innovations. Here are some of the fascinating energy ideas and technologies that made us most hopeful in 2023.Cont… Continue reading There’s hope yet: Clean energy advances that inspired us in 2023
T-Omega’s pyramid-based floating wind turbines are designed with the sole common-sense focus of keeping the cost of offshore wind down to an absolute minimum. With wave tank testing done, the company has now launched its first real-world prototype.Cont… Continue reading Disruptive offshore wind pyramid moves to real-world prototype testing
Researchers in Jordan and Qatar have come up with a remarkable design for a “twin technology solar system” (TTSS) capable of generating clean energy 24/7. This double-action design promises more than twice as much energy as a standard solar updraft tow… Continue reading Double-action solar tower promises clean energy all day and night
Ships can become mobile wave energy converters, say Chinese researchers, using “heaving oscillators” that draw power from heaving, rolling and pitching movements as they move through the sea, while also acting as motion dampers to improve safety.Contin… Continue reading “Heaving oscillators” use wave power to extend shipping range
Google has announced that its innovative advanced geothermal plant in Nevada is now operational and connected to the grid, pioneering an approach that promises to unlock clean, always-on geothermal energy across a much larger range of locations.Continu… Continue reading Google switches on first-of-its-kind advanced geothermal project
In an average day, tropical oceans absorb about 278 petawatt-hours of solar energy. Harvesting just 1/4000th of that energy would supply the entire world’s daily electricity – and ocean thermal energy conversion provides a possible method.Continue Read… Continue reading First commercial-scale ocean thermal energy generator slated for 2025
It looks nothing like a typical “fan on a stick” wind turbine, but this oval track with evenly spaced wing blades could be an enormously disruptive addition to the renewable energy mix, since it slashes the cost of wind power to unprecedented lows.Cont… Continue reading Bill Gates backs novel device promising wind energy at 1/3 the cost
A wildly innovative turbine that could halve the cost of offshore wind is set to go into testing in Norway. The 19-m (62-ft), 30-kW, contra-rotating vertical-axis turbine is a prototype of a design that could scale to unprecedented size and power.Conti… Continue reading Extraordinary contra-rotating floating wind turbines to begin testing
Imagine something as tall as New York’s Chrysler building, but spinning. China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has announced plans for a colossal 22-megawatt offshore wind turbine, and standing in its presence will be an unprecedented human experience.
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Continue reading Gargantuan 22-MW wind turbine will be among history’s largest machines
Three Gorges Energy has connected the world’s first 16-megawatt monster offshore wind turbine to the power grid. With a mind-boggling 260-meter (853-ft) rotor diameter, this towering colossus will supply clean energy for about 36,000 Chinese homes.
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Continue reading World’s largest wind turbine is now fully operational and connected