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by  |  on March 16th, 2010  |  0 comments

Here’s a story that I wanted to flag to you quickly.  It hearkens back to what I wrote recently about some sublime and ridiculous aspects of offshore wind development.  Regarding the sublime, I reported that the United Kingdom’s Crown Estate had leased offshore areas for a series of massive wind power projects.  What the Crown Estate announced today was opening up more of their offshore territory for tidal and wave power.  Their press release talks about building out 1.2 GW, half from each of these technologies.  This is exciting stuff.

RenewableEnergyWorld quotes Roger Bright, the Crown Estate CEO here, saying this “…shows the world that marine energy can produce meaningful amounts of electricity and offers a real alternative to conventional power production.”  Sweet.

One of the technologies to be used by two of the successful bidders is this Pelamis wave machine.

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Photo: David Moir

There is a tide in the affairs of men.
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;

 

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Bill Hewitt

Bill Hewitt has been an environmental activist and professional for nearly 25 years. He was deeply involved in the battle to curtail acid rain, and was also a Sierra Club leader in New York City. He spent 11 years in public affairs for the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation, and worked on environmental issues for two NYC mayoral campaigns and a presidential campaign. He is a writer and editor and is the principal of Hewitt Communications. He has an M.S. in international affairs, has taught political science at Pace University, and has graduate and continuing education classes on climate change, sustainability, and energy and the environment at The Center for Global Affairs at NYU. His book, "A Newer World - Politics, Money, Technology, and What’s Really Being Done to Solve the Climate Crisis," will be out from the University Press of New England in December.



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