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Nature has Allowed Australian Wave-Energy Companies to Tap into Oceans of Potential

Ross Kendall — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:32:00 +0000

Australian wave power generators inspired by nature’s know-how are meeting their development goals and have the potential to leave other renewable power sources in their wake.

Biopower Systems is just one of the wave-energy developers gaining attention by meeting its technological goals and backing this up with investment support.

The ‘AquaBuoy’ Wave Energy Converter (w/animation)

Timothy B. Hurst — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:35:00 +0000

Cool looking contraption, huh? What you’re looking at is Finavera Renewables’ latest project in scalable wave power technology. If you think that picture is pretty cool, you’ll enjoy the animation: This story contains additional media. Click here to view the media.

Photo: U.S. Minerals Management Service

A Wave-Powered Boat?

Clayton B. Cornell — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:14:52 +0000

The Japanese man Kenichi Horie is sailing across the Pacific in a boat powered by. . . waves?

The boat has two fins that raise and lower with the tide, providing a petroleum- free alternative to motoring through doldrums.

Check out the full story here.

This Week: Renewable Energy Around the World

Gavin Hudson — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:12:04 +0000

Dear Readers,

This week, from March 3-10, we’ll be examining renewable energy around the world.

African American community leader Bertha Calloway once said, “we cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.”

Likewise, we cannot direct the sun, the tides, or ground energy; and these are only a few of the many options for clean, renewable energy.

However, by adjusting our sails we can benefit from energy from all of these untamable forces of nature.