Sustainable Energy – Tidal Power
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010ENERGY FROM THE TIDES Rance Tidal Power Station in Brittany, France This form of energy has been harnessed from Roman times for small milling operations on coastal sites. No part of the UK is further than 70 miles from tidal water. The gravitational energy from the Sun and Moon move sea water up and down [...]
Technical Paper – Understanding Wind Energy
Monday, March 8th, 2010PREFACE This paper is one of a series published by Volunteers in Technical Assistance to provide an introduction to specific state-of-the-art technologies of interest to people in developing countries. The papers are intended to be used as guidelines to help people choose technologies that are suitable to their situations. They are not intended to provide [...]
