Sentences with phrase «of tidal power»

Though thanks to a recent tidal turbine retrofit, worrying about the robustness of your turbines is lower down on the list: Tidal Turbines Will Power 10,000 Homes, Eventually The re-installation of the new aluminum alloy turbine blades took less than a day's time and is part of Phase 2 of the three phase RITE project, which is testing the viability of tidal power in New York City.

Maybe it will be stepping on the neck of the tidal power industry, or whatever else is coming next.

However you look at it, 1000kms of tidal power is bringing a level of industrialization on large scale to an environment that was not previously so afflicted.

This global tidal «standing wave» leads to a long term disspation of tidal power of ~ 1 terra Watt which is sufficent to provide about 1/2 of the total power needed to drive the up welling of cool water from the deep oceans.

The Pentland Firth has been described as the Saudi Arabia of tidal power — and boasting some of the fastest tides in the world (Pic: John Haslam)

That being said, the many advantages of tidal power as an energy generation and energy storage option mean that it probably has an important role to play in building a sustainable global society.

The models can now be used to help assess the environmental and economic cost of tidal power

The Liberal Democrats have long fought for a greater use of tidal power and for a programme of tidal lagoons, including at Cardiff, Colwyn Bay, and Newport, creating over 34,000 jobs in Wales alone and opportunities for hundreds of businesses in the supply chain.

Not exact matches

Today a raft of young «cleantech» companies is emerging to bring a wide range of green concepts to market in fields such as biofuels, solar, wind, biomass, tidal power generation, conservation and many other categories.

The proposal by Tidal Energy Australia for a compromised plan to provide power to the Kimberley appears to be a desperate last roll of the dice.

Although the field marshal's meteoric rise to power constitutes a major milestone, it is doubtful that this was the last tidal wave of the January Revolution.

Mr Huhne also announced investment in wind farms and domestic solar power, but dismissed the deployment of a tidal station in the Severn estuary, citing unworkable costs and environmental impacts.

Alongside Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds, Vince Cable visited Cardiff Bay, the proposed site of the Cardiff Lagoon and met Tidal Lagoon Power, the company behind the proposed lagoons.

Industry also thinks that prospects for tidal power are rosier under a new ministerial team at the Department for Business of Energy and Industrial Strategy, and in the light of government backing for Hinkley and a third runway at Heathrow.

Sandy's tidal surge and widespread power outages shut at least nine of 20 critical fuel terminals at the Port of New York's Linden, Bayonne and Newark shorelines.

Tidal power has lagged behind other forms of renewable energy for almost 30 years.

Harness these powerhouses, and tidal power would help smash all previous predictions of how much energy the oceans can provide.

Tidal power fell out of favour for good reason.

Grant acknowledges that tidal - derived power has a long way to go before it can be used as a mainstream source of energy.

Investing in technology that turns tidal energy into clean power has paid off for the state of Maine.

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Tidal barrages use proven technology and can provide predictable power generation as well as a degree of energy storage.

But tidal power is garnering increasing attention as a niche supplier of renewable alternative energy in Washington, Maine and Alaska.

Another approach operates at the bottom of New York City's East River, where in 2006 Verdant Power, Inc., planted six windmill - like turbines — each 16 feet (five meters) in diameter — 30 feet (nine meters) below the surface and churning at a peak rate of 32 revolutions per minute to transform strong tidal forces into electricity.

«There is a realization that a diversified suite of renewable energy resources will displace fossil fuel,» said Monty Worthington, who is directing a tidal energy project in Alaska for the Maine - based Ocean Renewable Power Co. «To establish a place in the emerging marine renewable market, the time for [U.S.] investment is now.»

But the issues thrown up are still arousing passions today, as witnessed by further arguments in favour of using tidal power in the Severn and debate over the UK government's recent go - ahead for the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant in Somerset.

Computer simulations show that a tidal power dam in the Bay of Fundy would raise tide levels as far away as Boston.

The researchers focused on meeting each state's new power demands using only the renewable energies — wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, and tiny amounts of tidal and wave — available to each state.

Electricity production from a greater diversity of technologies — wind and solar are two that are in place now but we'll also see new clean energy sources such as geo - thermal, tidal power and wave energy

Verdant Power, Inc. completed the next phase of a series of component tests in support of its major tidal energy turbine project in New York City's East River.

Ongoing research and consulting also involves offshore wind energy developments and various kinds of hydrokinetic power projects (including wave energy and tidal power).

Earlier scenes feature whales flying through the clouds and into the sea, which becomes intertwined with the reflection of the sky in the water, and the climax is impressive action sequence, featuring the realm's inhabitants using their assorted magical powers to escape a giant tidal wave.

The V - 12 is a tidal wave of power and torque when you need to get on it, but totally unobtrusive and friendly for cruising.

With it, the community (powered by Tidal Labs), kicks off with fresh content from bloggers covering the universe of sci - fi and fantasy pop culture, literature, film, gaming and more.

Wave and tidal currents are not a problem, but power boats from local resorts use this passage because it is the only cut in the western limb of the atoll.

Waterborne offers events and building options that focus more on the coastal areas of the island, as well as providing off - shore alternatives for energy with tidal power plants, military submarines for defense, even floating luxury apartments for housing.

offers events and building options that focus more on the coastal areas of the island, as well as providing off - shore alternatives for energy with tidal power plants, military submarines for defense, even floating luxury apartments for housing.

Cage's pianissimo is unlike the stentorian voice - over of many gallery films, and the selections (the enchantingly lyrical «Lecture on Nothing» and the 1966 version of «Radio Happening») are wonderfully congruent with the understated tidal power of the art in the show, particularly the sculpture.

Conductor John Myers — straight out of «downtown New York central casting, circa 1984,» according to one pal — summoned an at - times - unholy noise from the six hundred assembled strings, and the music's power conjured a litany of metaphors, all describing moments verging on abandon: His calisthenic conducting elicited a tidal surge of synchronized nodding heads; the performers then inspired him to feats of excitement that could compete with Christian - revival praise dancing; his attempts to rein in the players for quieter passages gave the impression of a lion tamer placating a feisty animal.

Science Editor / / www.polijam.com Your Guide to the News Around the Web [ANDY REVKIN reacts: I actually see it as progress to have environmental stories out of their ghetto and spread around the paper (like the Greentech hydrogen - car story, the piece you mention above, which is here online, the National story about tidal power over the weekend, etc..

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It will be hooked up to Atlantis» planned tidal power arrays in the Pentland Firth of Scotland.

Living in Switzerland, we've got lots of experience of getting power out of rain (and snow) that falls on mountains on its way down to the flatlands, but tidal power is indeed «not too viable» here (as you point out).

To your list of power sources (and an article on the current state of fusion would be an interesting topic here) I would add Wave / tidal although adding the caveat that it is horses for courses as that is a solution not too viable for land locked countries.

The flow machine company will also contribute research, analysis and optimisation of tidal and flow machine technology to provide base load power.

Due to the cyclical nature of tidal energy, each tidal flow offers varying levels of power, with the highest amount occurring approximately every six hours.

«Tidal generation provides a consistent, regular supply of energy, ideal for coupling with our industrial energy storage machines to supply 24 hour base load energy, a service which is difficult to provide with conventional power - centric batteries.

Energy secretary Ed Miliband says that by 2020 he wants 40 % of electricity to come from low - carbon sources: over 30 % from renewables — overwhelmingly wind power, but also biomass, and tidal energy — and the rest from nuclear and carbon capture and storage.

Power generation using biofuels can be competitive, but the amount of available fuel is very limited; wave and tidal power are much more expensive; hot rock geothermal power has been tried for years, but has not been shown to be a practicality; hydro - power is not an option in dry and relatively flat South AustrPower generation using biofuels can be competitive, but the amount of available fuel is very limited; wave and tidal power are much more expensive; hot rock geothermal power has been tried for years, but has not been shown to be a practicality; hydro - power is not an option in dry and relatively flat South Austrpower are much more expensive; hot rock geothermal power has been tried for years, but has not been shown to be a practicality; hydro - power is not an option in dry and relatively flat South Austrpower has been tried for years, but has not been shown to be a practicality; hydro - power is not an option in dry and relatively flat South Austrpower is not an option in dry and relatively flat South Australia.