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The Finns have been at it again, solar-wind energy fusion.
"The electric solar wind sail developed at the Finnish Meteorological Institute two years ago has moved rapidly from invention towards implementation. Electric sail propulsion might have a large impact on space research and space travel throughout the solar system." To read more....
Man, this thing is about as cool as it gets. It's a sailboat that has a special design underneath to allow it to actually be propelled by the very water and waves it floats on. Using the sails in combo with the underwater wave propulsion technology this puppy will cruise along at about 5 knots top speed.
With a maximum speed of five knots, the Suntory will take two to three months to complete a voyage that diesel-powered craft accomplish in just one. But speed is not the point. The voyage aims to prove that wave propulsion can work under real-world conditions, opening up the technology for commercial applications such as cargo shipping. “Oil is a limited power source,” Horie says, “but there is no limit to waves.”
Ken-ichi Horie, the boat's inventor, is a true pioneer in renewable sailing and a Guinness Book of World Record holder:
In 1996 he set the world record for the fastest crossing of the Pacific Ocean in a solar-powered boat. And in 1999, he made a solo trip across the Pacific in a catamaran made from recycled beer barrels.
Now, using the Suntory Mermaid II, built of durable recycled-aluminum alloy, he plans to set another record: "the longest distance traveled by a wave-powered boat".
Read more about this adventure...
Best of luck and keep up the goods, Ken-ichi Horie!
I have recently left Grenada to take care of some loose ends and vist my family. So from Key Largo, Florida, USA I will spreading the word about all things renewable. My parents are proud owners of a F-250 Ford Diesel truck, with two gas tanks. I have been working on convincing them to start filtering waste veg oil, and switch over to a two tank bio-diesel method. I will let you know how the progress is coming in the weeks to come.
3 - 5 June 2008
Fiera Milano, City Centre, Milan, Italy
RENEWABLE ENERGY EUROPE
This will be a very important forum on renewable energy, if the timing works out I will be in Italy around this time, so hopefully there will be a full story along with video and photo footage, as well as interviews and audio excerpts.
We live an important time of change. The world seems to spin faster and faster fueled on dinosaur bones and money. The average person has not the time or desire to contemplate the cost of their actions. At the same time the cost grows much like the U.S deficit, and is becoming unmanageable I for one am not of this class. Sitting here at my desk on location St. George's Grenada,West Indies feeling the tropical breeze on my face as I contemplate how I got here and where I am going.
A true solar showdown of portable solar technology. I ran across this information in my research for a transcontinental-Europe trip I am taking along with my long time bredren, Chapman. On this trip we will travel through all countries in continental Europe in a bio diesel van tricked out to power all our gear with mobile solar and wind technologies.
There will be all types of photos, as well as video footage,and audio podcasts on topics ranging from travel,language,cuisine,music,culture,and of course renewable energy. To find out more on this Hip to the Trip The portable solar panels will be used to power our laptops, music equipment, video and audio recording equipment.
So with no further ado...
One of the leaders in renewable energy exploration, China takes renewable energy seriously.
" HONG KONG, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Chinese solar equipment maker Qiangsheng Photovoltaic Technology Co Ltd plans to raise about $250 million in a Nasdaq IPO this year to fund rapid expansion, the latest in a string of debuts there by Chinese renewable energy players."
Read more Chinese solar
Educational crash course on all things solar. Watch out or this site will have you convinced enough to convert if you have not done so yet.... Discover Solar
Another drop in the Green bucket, check the article here....
Google goes Solar
This is a site I came across in my research. There is a wealth of information on this site on all things: Solar
Solar Daily
