Category: sustainaility

The Currumbin Ecovillage, a sustainable community in Australia

An ecovillage is the one using sustainable energy sources as their primary and the only origin of energy. These type of cities or villages are possible and they exist in the world. In Australia there is one eco-village or ecocity…

Sustainability depends on renewable energy

The sustainable energy sources have the possibility to move the world onto a more secure and sustainable energy path. Renewable energy deployment can only succeed if there is a compelling business case and the countries and policy makers are committed to develop…

Finland progress in the Smart Grid development

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…

ITER was present in the World Energy Congress for the first time

The 22nd World Energy Congress (WEC) was held in Daegu (South Korea) in October 2013. The Congress met more than 5.000 active participants from 100 different countries with stakeholders (policy makers, CEOs from leading energy companies, industry experts and researchers)…

The Rance Tidal Power Station

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…

Tidal energy in the world

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: Advantages and Disadvantages

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…

What is Tidal Energy? Explained in simple and clear words

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…

Third Industrial Revolution, a started process

The Third Industrial Revolution is a inevitable process that already started as it can be inferred from the Jeremy Rifkin´s book (The Third Industrial Revolution, How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World). The basis of the book…