Steorn is pleased to announce that public demonstrations of its controversial Orbo technology will begin today in Dublin and continue for the next six weeks.
Orbo technology, which has been in development for six years, provides free, clean and constant energy at the point of use. It can be engineered to power anything from a phone to a fridge to a car. It is controversial because it is an "over-unity" technology, meaning that it produces more energy than it consumes without the degradation of its constituent parts. This is an apparent violation of the Law of Conservation of Energy, which states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. The implications, not just for energy production but for society as a whole, are profound.
The public demonstrations - which will include live test and replication sessions - will take place in the Waterways Visitor Centre, Grand Canal Basin, Dublin. They begin today, 15th December 2009 and will run until 31st January 2010 (with a break between December 24th and January 4th, inclusive). The demonstrations will also be streamed live at www.steorn.com/orbo.
"This is a pivotal moment for the company," said Sean McCarthy, Steorn CEO, "and potentially, for us as a species. There exists now an opportunity to change everything. At the end of the six week demonstration period, developers will be able to access our technology and start the process of developing Orbo technology-powered products. The Waterways demonstration is the beginning of the Orbo revolution."
Solar energy has been used by man since the beginning of time to cook or dry food, warm dwellings and heat water among others. Today solar energy is used for heating structures, lighting buildings, heating water, solar powered electricity and a few brave souls try to power their vehicles this way.
Biannually there is a solar-powered car challenge, where mostly universities and enterprises compete. This has advanced the technology for solar cars, in 2007 the winner had an average speed of almost 57 miles and hour. Not bad over an almost 1900 mile course. Solar costs are often rebated by governments on a local or federal level to entice people to convert to solar energy. Up to 30% of total installation of solar hot water or solar electrically can be deducted from taxes as credits.
Biomass is made of anything that burns; garbage, paper products, dead trees, yard clippings, saw dust. California alone produces 60 million tons of biomass each year which if converted could run the electricity for two million homes! That's worth thinking about. The biomass is collected and burned in giant furnaces which are used to head water in a boiler the energy from the steam turns generators and turbines. This is a great way to reduce land fill and make energy which is clean and uses unwanted materials.
Wind energy is clean and efficient as long as the wind blows. A 10-kw wind turbine generates enough power to run an average household and a 250-kw turbine can run an elementary school for a year. Clean and efficient but almost always needs a back up plan in the event of a calm. Unfortantely these turbines or "wind mills" are very expensive to purchase.
Water produces electricity by quickly flowing or falling, the water rushes through a power plant and with the use of turbines and generators the energy in the water is used to produce electricity. Clean and efficient with moderate to high amounts of useful energy compared with low operating and maintenance cost. All kinds of clean natural resources are available but with our constant need for more and more energy we have to use explore all available alternatives.
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Wind power is the most efficient type of renewable energy and can be a good option for heating and powering our homes. This process converts wind energy into electricity using turbines. Wind has been used for decades to power many things including ships. Windmills were used to pump water and operate mills. While it might seem like a new ides, the use of wind power is not novel as humans have been using it since 17th century BC.
Wind occurs due to the uneven heating of the earth as the north and south poles receive less sun then the equator. Land also will heat faster then water and these different heat pockets cause wind. The greatest amount of wind power is found at high altitudes where it is always windy.
In order to get the best wind power conversion you need to put windmills or wind turbines in good locations. You need to use a spot that has consistent wind, where you are able to easily hook up transmission lines and also consider the natural surrounding land and environmental concerns of putting up the turbine. There is special software available - wind energy software - that can calculate the impact on the area by putting up wind turbines.
Offshore wind farms are very expensive to build but their constant energy production does offset these large costs. For powering entire cities and towns, offshore wind farms are a good option as there are not many suitable spots on land to put up wind farms but in shallow water there is always a wind so you can always produce power. All you need is a light breeze to convert wind energy to electricity.
Wind power has many advantages as it does not pollute, can provide extra income to those that may rent their land to wind farms, has more jobs per gigawatt of electricity then a coal station, is a renewable energy source and is a sustainable energy source.
While you can use wind farms on a large scale, it is also possible for the individual to use small scale wind power as there are many wind turbines designed specifically for the home that can be connected directly to your electrical system. Wind turbines are used in conjunction with batteries for home use and can also replace diesel generators. The most popular type of wind turbine is one that hooks up directly into the electrical grid so any power you do not use is feed back into the electrical company and you receive electricity credits.
There are many incentives available for those interested in using wind power. You will receive a tax break for using renewable energy. Green credits and property tax exemptions are all examples of this. But best of all, wind power allows for keeping the modern conveniences that we have come to love while reducing our consumption of fossils fuels and lessening the adverse impact on the environment.
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As the world community has grown more attentive to environmental concerns, such as global warming and climate change, the presence of related investment opportunities has greatly increased, driving robust growth of green investing in 2007, as per a recent Merrill Lynch and Capgemini report.
Whether perceived as an investment opportunity or a responsibility of global citizenship, overall participation in green initiatives has risen rapidly in recent years due to the fundamental need for sustainable development, and, as a result, the undeniable growth potential of the green sector.
Furthermore, it seems the era of economically viable green power has finally arrived, as the impact of soaring oil prices on consumer attitudes and the widespread acceptance of global warming implications converge. Individuals, businesses and governments alike are actively pursuing the integration of green initiatives into everyday systems and investment strategies, adapting to and preparing for what is quickly becoming the way of the future, the report says.
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Capitalizing on the fundamental strength of demand for green initiatives, the investment community has been particularly invigorated by the attractive financial returns of green investments that have accompanied the already appealing environmental and social benefits generated.
In much greater size and proportion than in recent years, investors have been supporting innovative research and development initiatives in search of alternative fuels, renewable energy and other advanced technologies. Today, investors are presented with many vehicles through which to back green initiatives, such as mutual funds, ETFs and other pooled products or alternative investments.
In 2007, these investment vehicles drove robust growth in green sectors. For example, total investment in the clean technology sector increased to $117 billion in 2007, up 41 per cent from 2005,114 with particular strength in the wind and solar segments. In fact, in the three years ending November 2007, gains in the wind segment exceeded 300 per cent, while solar posted the highest growth in 2007, roughly 150 per cent. Furthermore, the solar segment produced the highest proportion of IPOs of any green sector over the course of last year, including the Merrill Lynch-led $6.5-billion issuance of Iberdrola Renovables, the world’s largest renewable energy company.
Despite being burdened by poor overall market conditions in late 2007 and early 2008, green investing trends have been driven by an underlying commitment to sustainable development, which takes profit incentives into consideration alongside social responsibilities. As a result, the sector will likely weather short-term fluctuations and deliver strong returns in the long run.
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With the cost of electricity going up, the importance of talking about a renewable energy source is also gaining popularity among people, all over the world. With that said, here are some interesting facts about solar energy.
Solar Power Fact # 1:
The most thought provoking idea about solar energy is how little of the energy creation on the planet, comes from the sun. Only 0.1 percent of power comes from energy through the sun and is converted into electrical current. If there were more people who would install solar cells in their homes and cars, solar energy could cover more than the Earth's power. Everything would be covered, even needs for transportation and housing.
Solar Power Fact # 2:
Another interesting fact about solar energy is how much it's worth and how much money can be saved using it as a source of energy. If your roof is 1000 square feet and you install solar panels, you could potentially save as much as 6,460 dollars a year, over the cost of oil heating. The downside though, is that the initial investment will cost you between $20,000 and $50,000 to install; however there are tax incentives which offset the cost.
Solar Power Fact # 3:
One more of these interesting facts about solar energy, is that China is working with the United States to build entire communities which are created and powered by renewable energy resources. Homes are being constructed out of straw bales and are powered with solar and geothermal heating. Giving the size of China's population, the pollution problem has increased the development of renewable fields. Its hope is for the Chinese people and its country, to become more efficient and less costly.
With these interesting facts about solar energy, we see why it is becoming more and more important.
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There are many different forms in which alternative energy is available.
One of these is solar power. Solar power is driven by photovoltaic cells, and these are progressively getting less expensive and more advanced. Solar energy power can be used for electricity, heating, and making hot water. Solar energy produces no pollution, as its input comes completely from the sun's rays.
However, much more work still needs to be done in order for us to economically harness the sun's energy. For the time being, the resource is a little too conditional—storage batteries are needed to be used as backups in the evenings and on inclement days.
Wind energy has become the most-invested-in (by private investors and governments together) alternative energy source for the time being. The great arrays of triple-bladed windmills are being placed all over as “wind farms”, to capture the motion of the wind and use its kinetic energy for conversion to mechanical or electrical energy.
Of course, there is nothing new about the concept of a windmill for harnessing energy. Modern wind turbines are simply are more advanced variations on the old theme. The drawback to wind energy is...what do you do when there is a calm, still day? Needless to say, during these times the electric company kicks in for powering your home or office. Wind energy is not altogether independent.
Hydroelectric energy is available as a source of alternative energy, and it can generate a substantial amount of power. Simply put, hydroelectric energy uses the motion of water—its flow in response to gravity, which means downhill—to turn turbines which then generate electrical energy.
Needless to say, water is ubiquitous; finding sources for driving hydroelectric turbines is, therefore, not much of a problem. However, hydroelectricity as a source of alternative energy can be complicated and expensive to produce. Dams are often built in order to be able to control the flow of the water sufficiently to generate the needed power.
Building a dam to store and control water's potential and kinetic energy takes quite a lot of work, and operating one is complex as well,and conservationists grow concerned that it. Of course, a dam is not always needed if one is not trying to supply the electrical needs of a city or other very densely populated area. There are small run-of-river hydroelectric converters which are good for supplying neighborhoods or an individual office or home.
Probably the most underrated and under-appreciated form of alternative energy is geothermal energy, which is simply the naturally-occurring energy produced by the heating of artesian waters that are just below the earth's crust. This heat is transferred into the water from the earth's inner molten core.
The water is drawn up by various different methods—there are “dry steam” power plants, “flash” power plants, and “binary” power plants for harnessing geothermal energy. The purpose of drawing up the hot water is for the gathering of the steam.
The Geysers, approximately 100 miles north of San Francisco, is probably the best-known of all geothermal power fields; it's an example of a dry steam plant.
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By going vertical, we believe that we can increase still by increasing the surface area and the volume of material to get expose to sunlight. So, we have a system that continually recycles is also dynamic system and a close loop.
So, algae goes down starts under it is take. Gets pick up by pump goes up into the reactors and then gravity it takes control moves it to the reactors they get expose to sunlight go back into and take and the cycles are repeating over and over again.
The problem what surface is that one once the algae’s start growing light only penetrate about an inch in inch in half to the surface. So it blocks life from the rest of then surface.
A two we have a Norma’s mouth of water evaporation so we lose enormous amount of water that we costs they have to replace. And the third is most critical thing to us is that we get contaminates from other algae species that just flow and out the atmosphere landing there and become competitive with the algae that we want to grow.
I know that algae is the fastest organism fastest growing plants on the planet and as the questions the greatest amount of carbon dioxide. But the same time it produces lipids basically vegetables oil and a lot of it.
So, if you look at the single cell of algae on the right species as much as 50% of it is body weight is high grade vegetables oil. So what we are questioning carbon dioxide will also producing these high grade lipids that can be used of a variety purposes.
If I grown on acor of corn and I am looking at from the stand point of producing oil I can grow about 18 galloons of oil per acor per year. So now move up lets go to the next highest or what is the most prevalent is palm. Palm we get 7 to 800 gallons per acor per year algae and go up to 20,000 galloons of oil per acor per year, and that is should not open pounces that is not a close bioreactors system.
We took 110th of that State of New Mexico and converted and algae production we can bit all of the energy to Mans for the entire United States. The beauty of algae’s the fact that we can actually be selective about what carbon chance of coming out of it.
So, for example if you want to make jet fuel we can give you a strange of algae that is going to make it the carbon chase their necessary to manufacture jet fuel much more efficiently than you can any other crap.
If you want to make diesel for a truck we can give you the carbon chase that ideal for that. So, we can tailor the lipids base on the species that algae that will rolling.
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