The problem is electricity prices are too low

Low prices for electricity is just one of the problems facing renewable power developers in the USA.

The 'problem' could be stalling plans for alternative energy projects like developing hydrokinetics - energy from water sources like the Mississippi where instead of using dams, energy would be harnessed from sunken and surface based turbines, making use of the flow of river water.

Experts reckon new advances in generators, capable of running on variable speeds (due to the flow of water), could hold the key (source AP)

Although the 'wave' technology is still in its infancy, hence little data on exactly how much energy such installations could produce reliably, installation projects are underway.

photo credit: marit & toomas hinnosaar

Renewables 'Quote of the week'

"Rising global demand for green energy is proving to be a catalyst for the implementations of innovative forms of renewable energy"

That's according to Voith Hydro Holding, the company behind the equipment powering Spain's first wave power plant, which went into production last week.

SIted in the Basque seaport of Mutriku, the power plant will generate enough electricity to supply 250 homes, according to Domestic Fuel.com.

After all that excitement, it's time for a Siesta.

Siesta? Ci - small sleep.... same in 'a Spain.

photo credit: pedro ribeiro simoes