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UMF starts geothermal well project

May 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Ann Bryant Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine - When Ben Pratt said a geothermal project at the University of Maine at Farmington would begin the day after graduation, he meant it. More...

ScottMadden Issues New Energy Industry Update

ScottMadden, Inc. - ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America's leading energy consulting firms, recently released The Energy Industry Update. more...

Hat Trick for SeaGen Tidal Current Turbine

Siemens Energy, Inc. - The tidal current turbine installation SeaGen in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough has achieved three power generation milestones. more...

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New Siemens SST-400 GEO steam turbine for geothermal power plants

Siemens Energy, Inc. - Siemens Energy presented its new steam turbine for geothermal power plants at the GEA Geothermal Energy Expo in San Diego. more...

ICF International Integrated Energy Outlook Predicts Up to 40 GW of Coal Plant Retirements in the Next Two Decades

ICF International, Inc. - ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI), a leading provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, has released its Integrated Energy Outlook for the third quarter of 2011. more...

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Prospects for Wave Power on Navigable Waterways: The St Lawrence River

By Harry Valentine
On: September 8, 2011

The economies of many nations depend on marine traffic along such navigable rivers as the Mississippi in the USA, the Danube in Europe, the Yangtze of China, the Panama Canal and the St Lawrence River more...

Re-evaluating Prospects for Tidal Power from the Gulf of California

By Harry Valentine
On: October 19, 2010

Changing weather patterns have reduced rainfall over the watershed area of the Colorado River and raised the specter of drastic reductions in power output from the Hoover Dam. more...

A Future Scenario of Energy and Navigation on the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River

By Harry Valentine
On: August 26, 2010

A lack of precipitation during late 2009 and 2010 resulted in lower than usual water levels in the Great Lakes and along the St Lawrence River, where new islands appeared. Ships had to sail at more...

Ocean Power May Be Able To Turn The Tide When It Comes To Renewable Energy Technologies

By Marcus Reyes
On: July 14, 2010

The month of June marks World Environment Day and World Ocean Day, two environmentally conscious days whose main purpose is to spread awareness of environmental issues taking place in today's world. However, a black cloud more...

Diversified Renewables -- Florida Looks to Mine Ocean Energy

By Howard Hanson
On: August 26, 2009

Because energy use in the United States is so dominated by fossil fuel combustion -- the Department of Energy estimates that dominance at about 85 percent -- it is not an overstatement to suggest that more...

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