Turning Old Coal Mines Into Massive Energy-Storage Devices for Renewable Power A Pennsylvania entrepreneur imagines that one day, the 40-acre Shen Penn anthracite mine pit will once again deliver energy. (TNS) — SHENANDOAH, Pa. – The Shen Penn anthracite mine pit, abandoned in the 1960s during the decline of Schuylkill County’s coal industry, is a … Continue reading Turning Old #Coal_Mines Into Massive Energy Storage Devices for Renewable Power →
America’s Next Energy Source: The Water Tank Mr. Haney from Petticoat Junction would have loved this idea. The Department of Energy today released a report estimating that the U.S. hydroelectric capacity could increase by approximately 50% by 2050 and we wouldn’t have to dam new rivers. Instead, the bulk of the new power capacity would … Continue reading America’s Next Energy Source: The Water Tank →
H2O Power LP Acquires 31 MW of Hydroelectric Capacity in the PJM Interconnection Power Market OSHAWA, ON, Feb. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – H2O Power LP (“H2O”) announced today that as part of its ongoing growth strategy, it acquired a 100% ownership interest in two run-of-river hydroelectric facilities located in Pennsylvania, Allegheny 8 (13.6 MW) and … Continue reading H2O Power LP Acquires 31 MW of Hydroelectric Capacity in the PJM Interconnection Power Market →
SMUD cancels $1.45 billion hydro project in El Dorado County The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has canceled plans to build a $1.45 billion hydroelectric project at Iowa Hill in El Dorado County, citing high costs and the potential to obtain power more economically from other sources. SMUD’s board of directors voted unanimously to abandon the … Continue reading #SMUD cancels $1.45 billion hydro project in #El-Dorado County →
It’s Not A Pipe Dream: Clean Energy From Water Pipes Comes To Portland It’s a renewable energy source, but hydropower has its pitfalls. Its dams can kill fish and other marine life and majorly disrupt habitat, and they can also end up emitting significant amounts of greenhouse gases — a side effect that many of … Continue reading It’s Not A Pipe Dream: Clean Energy From Water Pipes Comes To #Portland →
Wave generator supplies grid power in Hawaii Northwest Energy Innovations, LLC has developed the Azura™ wave power generation technology for converting the endless supply of ocean waves into electricity to meet the rapidly growing global demand for renewable energy. Unlike other wave energy technologies, Azura extracts energy from both the heave (vertical) and surge (horizontal) … Continue reading #Wave_generator supplies grid power in #Hawaii →
FERC Okays Electronic Dispatch of Wind and Hydro in ISO-NE Market The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a modified electronic dispatch method for certain wind and hydropower resources in the Independent System Operator-New England (ISO-NE) market (ER15-1509), in order to help “manage localized congestion.” The FERC order, posted on July 27, accepts, in … Continue reading FERC Okays Electronic Dispatch of Wind and Hydro in ISO-NE Market →
Laurie Guevara-Stone Monday, July 27, 2015 – 12:45am As most Alaskans can attest, energy in The Last Frontier is expensive. The average residential electricity rate of more than 18 cents per kWh is a full 50 percent higher than the national average, ranking among the highest in the country. That’s in part because outside the … Continue reading How one Alaskan island went 100% renewable →
Drought cuts power production of California dams Shasta Dam, looming more than 600 feet tall and gatekeeper of the largest man-made lake in California, was designed to perform two crucial functions: Store water and generate power. And for decades, the massive concrete structure has channeled water to cities and farms while generating up to 710 … Continue reading #Drought cuts power production of California dams →
Wet Is Wonderful, But Can Hydropower Replace Natural Gas To Meet Energy Needs? As many of us learned this winter, electricity prices in New England are going up. The region’s become increasingly reliant on natural gas, but we can’t get enough of it into the region on high-demand winter days. Canada has a lot of … Continue reading Wet Is Wonderful, But Can Hydropower Replace Natural Gas To Meet #Energy Needs? →
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