Monthly Archives: February 2014

The unexpected benefits of offshore wind farms

Posted on February 28, 2014 by ABC

American researcher Mark Jacobson has come up with a plan called the Solutions Project to convert the entire US power supply to renewable energy. It’s a great project in itself, particularly considering that the US is still far too wedded … Continue reading →

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2013: The Solar Power Year in Review

Posted on February 2, 2014 by ABC

In January 2014, the solar cells on our roof generated 170 kWh of electricity. That’s on the low end for January. Indeed the only two Januaries that were worse were years where we had heavy snow, which covered the solar … Continue reading →

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Experiments with magma-powered energy in Iceland

Posted on February 1, 2014 by ABC

The Iceland Deep Drilling Project, an experimental geothermal energy project in Iceland, accidentally struck a pocket of magma while drilling and managed to utilize the heat of the magma to generate steam. Found via Jay Lake. This is very fascinating. … Continue reading →

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