Energy Explained

Archive for January, 2010

Marine environmental surveys (sea, river estuary, inland waters etc). Bathymetry, hydrography, geology, oceanography, biology, environmental impact, marine resource prospecting, harbour development, cable/pipeline installation, navigation maintenance

One method to generate energy that has popped up at different times over the past 100 years is through a perpetual motion machine. According to the laws of physics perpetual motion to generate power is impossible. So what happens if we expand human knowledge to include powers of nature never exploited in a certain way before. There is a group in Australia who claim that their machine is capable of supplying the electrical needs of an average home.

Of all of the alternative energies the one that is creating a lot of interest and attention is wind power. This is because it is extremely reliable and can create one of the most consistent supplies of energy regardless of where it is being used.

Specialising in membrane technologies, Hyflux Ltd is a leading provider of integrated environmental solutions offering a full suite of services from research & development, design & development, manufacturing of components, systems assembly, overall project management to plant and systems operations and maintenance. In 2008, Hyflux won the bid to build for the world's largest membrane-based seawater desalination plant in Algeria, with a project value of US$468 million and a capacity of 5...

Although renewable sources should also be used, Nuclear energy should be top priority. It's widely used in Europe, why not here? We haven't built a nuclear plant in over thirty years.

In this modern era of technology, it is interesting to see how often scientists and engineers are turning to the past for some answers and solutions. If you consider the two most common sources of alternative energy - hydro and wind systems - it is easy to see how the past is inspiring the present, and the future.

Many researchers and scientists committed to becoming energy independent have been working relentlessly over the years trying to improve photovoltaic module technology (PV), a panel with interconnected solar cells that converts the sun's energy into electricity. There have been many dramatic breakthroughs in PV module, but the five most promising advances in solar technology are...