Major clean energy discovery in north-west Queensland

July 20, 2008 – Courier mail – Australia

GOELOGISTS have discovered a massive underground basin of “hot rocks” that could provide clean energy to a quarter of Queensland, Premier Anna …. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24048398-3102,00.html

Tidal Turbine Power Station Switched on to Power over 1000 Homes

By Residential-Wind-Power.com

Working like an underwater windmill, the turbine’s two rotors are propelled by some of the world’s fastest tidal flows that stream in and out of the Lough at …. http://www.residential-wind-power.com/2008/07/tidal-turbine-power-station-switched-on-to-power-over-1000-homes/

Pelamis Wave Power developed a wave farm

The multiple Pelamis units making up the Aguçadoura wave farm constitute both the world’s first, multi-unit, wave farm and also the first commercial order for wave energy converters. Additionally Enersis have issued a letter of intent to PWP for a further 20 MW of Pelamis equipment to expand the initial Aguçadoura project to a larger scheme. Development work for the second phase project is already under way. The Aguçadoura wave energy project in Portugal is supported by a specific feed-in tariff currently equivalent to approximately €0.23/kWh.

Wavegen developed a 100kW turbine

The 100kW turbine was developed with support from the Scottish Government’s WATES (Wave and Tidal Energy Support) scheme.

Mr Mather was visiting Wavegen’s LIMPET facility, where the 100kW turbine is installed, near Portnahaven on the island of Islay in his Argyll and Bute constituency. LIMPET is the world’s first commercial-scale, grid-connected wave energy plant, and has been in operation since 2000. Mr Mather was joined by senior executives from RWE Innogy and Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation (Wavegen’s parent company).

The startup of the 100kW turbine is a major step forward for the Siadar Wave Energy Project (SWEP), under development by npower renewables (RWE Innogy’s UK operating company) on the isle of Lewis. npower renewables submitted planning applications for the SWEP in April 2008. The SWEP would harness power from the Atlantic waves in Siadar Bay to generate up to 4 megawatts of electricity, using forty Wavegen 100kW turbines. The energy produced each
year could supply the average annual electricity needs of around 1500 homes on Lewis and Harris. If plans are given the go ahead by the Scottish Government, building work could start as early as 2009. The project could generate up to 50 construction jobs for local people and would take 18 months to complete.

MOL sets up geothermal energy company with international partners

By BBJ.hu

Hungarian oil and gas company has set a geothermal energy producing company with Icelandic company Enex and Austalian company … http://www.bbj.hu/main/news_42173_mol+sets+up+geothermal+energy+company+with+international+partners.html

Geothermal energy holds key benefits to clean electriciy

PlannyGreen.com

Renewable energy projects are beginning to show the world just how efficient and safe, producing electricity can be. Rising costs of fossil fuels have given cities and nations a reason to look to nature to provide the power by which we … http://www.planmygreen.com/?p=75

MCT generates first commercial tidal power

By blog.greens.org.nz (frog)

SeaGen, the world’s first commercial-scale tidal turbine, located in Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough and developed by British tidal energy company, Marine Current Turbines (MCT), has …..

Glenwood Springs Wants to Tap Geothermal Energy

August 3rd, 2008 by dh

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – The Glenwood City government is interested in tapping hot water – the same source
that has made the town’s Hot Springs Pool famous – to heat structures and perhaps even generate 
electricity….. http://coloradoenergynews.com/2008/08/glenwood-springs-wants-to-tap-geothermal-energy/

AGL buys into geothermal explorer Torrens

By Blair - Monday, 4 August 2008

AGL Energy has agreed to buy a stake in geothermal exploration company Torrens Energy, potentially expanding its renewable energy portfolio to include power generated from hot rocks. AGL, Australia’s largest gas and electricity supplier, will pay $2.2 million for a 9.99 per cent stake in Perth-based Torrens. The companies …. http://ffggippsland.blogspot.com/2008/08/agl-buys-into-geothermal-explorer.html