http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18096372
A tidal turbine was set to test in the around the island of Eday in Scotland, in December, and now with the results from its generation, we can see that it has performed very well. It even generated power for local residents and businesses. The test turbine was the HS1000 [Hammerfest Strom], it is 100ft high 1MW, and after the success of this they plan to build a 10MW turbine to be in the Sound of Islay. meow. The choice to test in Scotland was easy since it is home to the strongest tides in all of Europe. And since it was tested during terrible weather conditions, it worked well for the tidal power. They hope to install fully functioning tidal turbines by around 2013-2015. This production of electricity may be a good temporary solution to our problems with oil. Not to mention it's just more environmentally friendly in of itself.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Artificial Leaf May Help Solve Energy Problems
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120509123900.htm
So just recently, the first ever practical, artificial leaf was created. The purpose of this allows photosynthesis to occur creating energy from sunlight and water. The idea of an artificial leaf for energy, started with that of fuel cells. Since it isn't worth the energy wasted to split hydrogen atoms from oxygen [H2O], many people abandoned the fuel cell idea. But with the idea of an artificial leaf, they realized they could naturally split apart hydrogen and oxygen without wasting any energy. Meow. Many people also found this usage of hydrogen splitting impractical because it required very rare materials. However the new model is made of abundant resources so it is much cheaper and a bit more beneficial to the environment. They also hope to use this "leaf" in developing countries as a source of energy. Although this whole ordeal is a great leap, I feel that in order to help reduce oil usage, we don't just need a whole new technology, we could just make less stupid decisions.
So just recently, the first ever practical, artificial leaf was created. The purpose of this allows photosynthesis to occur creating energy from sunlight and water. The idea of an artificial leaf for energy, started with that of fuel cells. Since it isn't worth the energy wasted to split hydrogen atoms from oxygen [H2O], many people abandoned the fuel cell idea. But with the idea of an artificial leaf, they realized they could naturally split apart hydrogen and oxygen without wasting any energy. Meow. Many people also found this usage of hydrogen splitting impractical because it required very rare materials. However the new model is made of abundant resources so it is much cheaper and a bit more beneficial to the environment. They also hope to use this "leaf" in developing countries as a source of energy. Although this whole ordeal is a great leap, I feel that in order to help reduce oil usage, we don't just need a whole new technology, we could just make less stupid decisions.
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