Response #8 to "Geothermal Energy: Intelligent Use Of The Earth’s Heat"

Geothermal energy is a renewable source of energy in which the heat from the Earth's mantle is used to evaporate and heat water, and it can be used to heat homes and produce electricity. This is significant because no outside power is needed to be used, and the only byproducts of this process consist of steam (which will just fall as rain again) and the initial cost of setting up the process. You can't just drill a hole anywhere and expect to get geothermal heat from it. It varies as to how much there is, and the Western US is very fortunate in that it has a lot of potential spots. I-GET, which is a conference being held in Europe, is being held in part to address the limitations of the current technology and to develop more efficient ways of finding spots that contain geothermal heat, and then drilling down to it. Iceland, which is the world's most prominent user of geothermal heat, has doubled its supply of electricity. That shows how much potential geothermal energy has in the world.

Notes for "Geothermal Energy: Intelligent Use Of The Earth’s Heat"

Geothermal Energy is a renewable source of heat and energy because all the things that create it are created and caused by the Earth.
The heat is caused by the mantle's heat, and won't run out as long as the Earth is around.
The water which is evaporated becomes steam, and the water is completely renewable as it will fall again as rain.
Geothermal energy works by converting water to steam utilizing the heat from the Earth, and then using that steam (or hot water) to heat houses.
Iceland is the world leader in geothermal energy.
Iceland has doubled its electricity supply through the use of geothermal energy.
There is a conference being held in Europe regarding the use of geothermal energy, and about many projects that are going on right now around the world in geothermal energy, including technology that could have an impact on how attainable geothermal energy is.
The name of the conference is I-GET, which stands for Integrated Geophysical Exploration Technologies.
This conference has attracted scientists from around the world, including much of Europe, the USA, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia.

Response #7 to "Australia's Biopower Systems to Develop Wave energy Projects with Spain's Elecnor"

like last weeks blog post, I am making an attempt to branch out of just solar and wind, as they aren't the only two sources of alternative energy. This latest article is about Hydro power, and specifically the company BioPower. Biopower is an Australian company that has an idea that could revolutionize the alternative energy business. Wave energy farms are energy farms that are on the bottom of oceans and use the constant ocean current to produce energy. Wave energy has been fraught with mistakes and failed designs, however, due to the sometimes brutal force of the ocean. The BioWAVE devices produced by BioPower are strong enough to withstand the ocean, are low impact on wildlife, and can't be seen from the surface. One thing holding wind energy back is the efforts by individuals to stop the building of wind turbines due to the fact that they block peoples views. (See the blog entry on NIMBY.) BioWAVE solves this problem and does so while having little to no negative impact on the environment.

Notes on"Australia's Biopower Systems to Develop Wave energy Projects with Spain's Elecnor"

Hydro power is the power generated by harnessing the movements of water.
A hydro power company named BioPower released details of an agreement between it and a Spanish development company named Elecnor.
This agreement signifies that BioPower's bioWAVE technology will be given a chance in the global energy market.
BioWAVE technology is a new development in what is called wave energy, where electricity is generated using the currents in the ocean.
Built correctly, wave energy producers can be durable, emit zero emissions, and not impact the environment in any way.
If built incorrectly, wave energy producers can break down because of the constant currents and storm and they can negatively impact marine life.
BioWAVE is light, strong and built in a way that doesn't impact marine life.
A demonstration project in Spain of BioPower and its technology could be ready as soon as 2011.
"'Wave energy is now emerging as a new clean energy source and we recognize many advantages if the right technology is used,' Esquivias said. 'BioPower appears to have solved the problems associated with earlier wave energy technologies and we are hopeful that their bioWAVE will be an enormous commercial success.'"