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August 18th, 2005
Internal Hydro Looking at Over 70,000 Dams for High Energy from Low-Flow Water Energy
Device
Internal Hydro International Inc. (OTCBB:IHDR) has prepared a proposal for the use of its low-flow
Energy Commander unit that has the potential to tap the power of over 70,000 dams in the United States that at present do
not take advantage of their hydro power potential. The company indicates that 40 of its Energy Commander low-impact units
could be placed at each of these dam sites, as well as other dam sites in North America and Europe to generate 1.2 megawatts
at each site. Internal Hydro calculates that each dam site would generate $750,000 in revenue per year at locations in the
United State and significantly more at dam sites in Europe.
The Energy Commander, because of it has been designed to generate energy from low-flow sources,
has the capability to generate energy from dams that ordinarily are not suited for traditional bulky hydroelectric power generation
equipment.
August 15th, 2005
Wave Power Reported as Part of U.S. Energy Bill
The recently signed United States Energy Bill has numerous provisions and incentives of interest to renewable energy
companies. Ocean Power Technologies, Inc (London Stock Exchange: AIM-OPT) reports that the bill also includes specific language
related to financial incentives for wave energy. According to Dr. George W. Taylor, CEO of Ocean Power, the new bill is expected
to bring in new business in addition to the wave energy contracts it already has in the United States, “We are delighted
that our focused efforts over the last few years have paid off with the significant inclusion of wave power in the Energy
Bill. OPT is already well positioned in the United States, having a contract to build a grid-connected wave power station
for the US Navy in Hawaii and a contract with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to build a demonstration wave power
system. We expect these new incentives of the US Government to result in additional business for OPT with US utilities and
others.”
August 11th, 2005
New Water-to-Energy (Hydro) Devices Costs $7,000 - Annual
Return of $19,000 Projected
Internal Hydro International Inc. (OTCBB:IHDR) has announced details
of its new Energy Commander (EC) unit, an eight cylinder, positive displacement low flow hydro system. The company indicates
that the device has a relatively small energy to volume ratio, a lifetime of five- to seven-years and has a projected cost
of $7,000.00 per unit. The company also reported that, “Each unit's revenue, depending upon placement domestically,
is expected to be $19,000.00 annually depending upon energy costs and energy credits available.” IHDR gave the footprint
of the EC as five feet by four feet. Furthermore the company said the weight of the new unit was 40 percent less than previous
units.
The EC can operate off a 60 psi flow and is able to generate 30
kilowatts of electricity. IHDR also reported that the system does not oxygenate the water and does not have an impact on water
quality, and operates off either natural or man-made water flows.
Applications for The Energy Commander are in the low flow area,
where an abundance of wasted water energy is presently not captured. The system has been designed for either direct use, or
the generation of revenue through the selling of energy to the grid.
August 9th, 2005
Renewable Energy Holdings Reports Successful
Test of Onshore Wave Energy Technology
Renewable Energy Holdings Plc , reported that its CETO energy device
has been tested successfully. The device, which converts energy from columnar wave motion, operates differently than most
wave energy machines. The major difference is that the electricity is generated on-shore as opposed to off-shore. In this
way, the need to string electrical cables from off-shore locations to on-shore is avoided.
When a wave passes over the CETO device, the vertical force of the
wave, pushes a column of water downward. This high pressure stream of water, in the order of 500 psi, is then fed through
pipes and a pump system to an onshore location, where the moving water twirls turbines, which in turn generate electricity.
With the concept proved, Renewable is now looking to commercialize
the technology and build an underwater sea energy facility.
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