Renewable Resources & Lands


SolarWindow Unveils New Energy-Generating Glass That Bends

Source: inhabitat.com Published: January 18, 2017 SolarWindow is now developing thin, bendable glass. Written by Lacy Cooke SolarWindow made headlines for their business-card thin solar coating for curved glass surfaces in late 2016, and now they’re going a step...

Dutch Trains Are World’s First to Run on 100% Wind Power

Source: ecowatch.com Published: January 10, 2017 Lorraine Chow The Netherlands, aka Windmill Country, is now operating 100 percent of its electric trains with wind energy. As of Jan. 1, 600,000 daily train passengers have been traveling completely carbon neutral,...

UK Tidal Wave Project Will Propel Renewables to New Levels

Source: breakingenergy.com Published: July 7, 2016 By Richard Boud Harnessing tidal power for clean energy has recently taken a huge step forward in the UK, the world’s leading region for development of this important new renewable resource. The MeyGen Tidal Array...

Scotland The Wave (Tidal Power Takes Over in The North)

Source: earthtimes.org Published: January 6, 2017 The 4-year-old BOLT design by Fred Olsen is one of the most successful wave-power devices, approaching commercial production after extensive testing in the UK’s Falmouth testing area. BOLT image; Credit: © Fred Olsen...

Scottish Fact Of The Week: The Falkirk Wheel

Source: scotsman.com Published: April 9, 2014 The Falkirk Wheel. Picture: Robert Perry A marvel of Scottish engineering, the Falkirk Wheel in central Scotland, completed in 2002, is known as the world’s first and only rotating boat lift. Set with the task of making...

New Concentrating Solar Tower Is Worth Its Salt with 24/7 Power

Source: scientificamerican.com Published: July 14, 2016 The 110-megawatt Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Facility in Nevada is the first utility-scale concentrating solar plant that can provide electricity whenever it’s needed most, even after dark. Credit:...

Morocco To Switch On First Phase Of World’s Largest Solar Plant

Source: theguardian.com Published: February 4, 2016 Phase one of Morocco’s vast $9bn Ouarzazate solar power plant provides 160MW of its ultimate 580MW capacity. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian Arthur Neslen Desert complex will provide electricity for more...