Ultra-deep fracking for limitless geothermal power is possible: EPFL

The prospect of virtually unlimited clean geothermal power is now substantially brighter. EPFL’s Laboratory of Experimental Rock Mechanics (LEMR) has shown that the semi-plastic, gooey rock at supercritical depths can still be fractured to let water th… Continue reading Ultra-deep fracking for limitless geothermal power is possible: EPFL

World’s largest onshore wind turbine spins up 430 ft blades to deliver 15 MW

China’s Sany Renewable Energy claims it has just erected the world’s largest onshore wind turbine. The 15MW prototype was installed earlier this week in northeast China’s Jilin Province.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Wind turbine, Wi… Continue reading World’s largest onshore wind turbine spins up 430 ft blades to deliver 15 MW

Buoyancy-driven hybrid energy platform moves to full-scale pilot

Swedish company NoviOcean has tested a third-gen prototype of its combination wind/solar/wave energy platform, a floating platform rated for up to 1 megawatt of consistent clean energy around the clock thanks to a fascinating buoyancy-driven mechanism…. Continue reading Buoyancy-driven hybrid energy platform moves to full-scale pilot

Watch: Giant multibody wave energy converter flaps its way toward launch

If you find yourself in the Australian port city of Albany and spot a humongous yellow machine bobbing in the waves of King George Sound, don’t be alarmed. It’s just a generator prototype making a case for renewable wave energy.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Watch: Giant multibody wave energy converter flaps its way toward launch

Motionless turbines deliver super-efficient wind energy to BMW’s factory

Houston-based Aeromine Technologies has fitted a bunch of silent and motionless wind energy harnessing airfoils on the roof of BMW’s MINI manufacturing plant in Oxford, UK. They’re meant to complement the factory’s solar panels to produce clean energy,… Continue reading Motionless turbines deliver super-efficient wind energy to BMW’s factory

Self-contained solar-powered boxes pull drinking water from the air

As one of the four basic things humans need to live, clean drinking water is obviously of the utmost importance. While rainfall and rivers and lakes are the traditional go-to sources, climate change is making once reliable water sources much more undep… Continue reading Self-contained solar-powered boxes pull drinking water from the air

Cyber Security and IT Leadership: A Growing Threat to Australia’s Renewable Energy Efforts

Australia is rapidly embracing renewable energy. But for the nation to successfully leverage green energy, it is imperative to establish strong IT foundations. Continue reading Cyber Security and IT Leadership: A Growing Threat to Australia’s Renewable Energy Efforts

Solar panels: Great moments from more than 140 years of innovation

George Cove stands with his third solar array. From

From a New York rooftop in the 1800s to their first journey to space. From kidnappings and bribery to a world-changing mistake with an inkwell… Solar panels are one of humanity’s greatest inventions, and their history is more fun than you thought.

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Open Source Residential Energy Storage

An L-shaped orange mounting structure with two white reservoirs on top, a set of pumps on the outer bottom edges, and a membrane cell bolted together in the center. The parts are connected by a series of transparent tubes.

Battery news typically covers the latest, greatest laboratory or industry breakthroughs to push modern devices further and faster. Could you build your own flow battery stationary storage for home-built solar …read more Continue reading Open Source Residential Energy Storage