Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2021
A team of researchers led by Loretta Roberson, associate scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, has installed the first seaweed farm in Puerto Rico and US tropical waters. Puerto Rico has stable warm temperatures and ample sunlight year-round, as well as a wide range of exposure to prevailing winds and waves.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
By utilizing the ability to store compressed air energy, the Scuderi engine can capture energy from multiple sources, such as the grid during off-peak hours when the cost is very low, or from alternative energy sources such as wind and solar. Scuderi Group, Inc., The LPG also acts as a coolant.
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
In September 2017 , Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. The winds had barely died down when electric-power specialists and others began calling for a radical overhaul of Puerto Rico’s electricity networks, one that would emphasize renewable energy, distributed generation, and, critically, microgrids.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 13, 2009
La Niña conditions are favorable for hurricanes because they lead to less wind shear in the tropical Atlantic. During an El Niño, the more familiar half of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), there is more wind shear in the Caribbean and fewer hurricanes. Michael Mann, professor of meteorology, Penn State. Michael Mann.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 26, 2021
Clean energy projects, such as wind and solar farms, would see a windfall. Many US states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico already have their own goals. The standard would likely be technology neutral, so any zero-carbon resource could compete to meet the standard," says O'Boyle.
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