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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Amid Rising Global Interest in Renewable Energy, Tidal Power to Surge?

Amid Rising Global Interest in Renewable Energy, Tidal Power to Surge?

Amid rising global concerns following Japan’s disastrous 11 March 2011 nuclear catastrophe at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daichi nuclear complex and surging oil prices, renewable energy is receiving increased attention from investors. The leading candidates are solar and wind energy, but both have problems beyond significant investment costs and the fact that they have yet to generate power at competitive rates with more traditional power sources such as oil, coal and natural gas. Beyond issues of power storage, a further concern is the fickle…Read more...

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