A Smart Grid is an efficient way of managing the electricity. The term appeared first in 1998 but started to be more commonly used in 2003. A Smart Grid uses information and communications technologies applied to the electrical grid to collect data…
The idea of using the energy of the tides is not new. Tidal mills were built in France, Spain and Portugal as early as the twelfth century. A mill powered partially by tidal energy was built at Port-Royal, Nova Scotia,…
IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) research shows that reaching the United Nations goal of providing sustainable energy for all by 2030 would create up to 4 million direct jobs in the off-grid electricity sector alone. Decentralised renewable and sustainable energy solutions would create…
The marine power or marine energy is the exploitation, use or application of the energy carried by waters (oceans, seas, rivers, tides, marine currents, salinity, etc.). Sometimes is also named ocean energy or ocean power. This energy is transformed into…
Fortum, a Finnish company, is installing smart meters in its area of influence. This is a part of the project started three years ago to provide to all Finnish electricity consumers with a smart meter as it is established in…
River Rance mouth in the Atlantic French coast hosts the Rance tidal power station. During 45 years Rance tidal power station was the largest of the world. Since its first operation in 1.967 until 2.011 (when the Sihwa Lake Korean…
The tidal energy is present in the world since decades. From 1950’s the evolution of this source of energy has been slow but constant. The largest tidal power station in the world is located in the west coast of South…
Tidal power captures the movement of the water generated by tides. This is sustainable energy source with a huge unused potential. Tidal power will be among the renewable energy sources growing more in the next decade according to the expert’s…
Tidal power is the energy that captures the movement produced in the water by the wind and by the forces of the Sun and the Moon, typically called tides. The energy is obtained through a turbine. The electricity generated by…