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Charles B. Pyke, Ph.D., Principal Scientist of American Weather & Hydrology, LLC, offers an emerging new technology, consisting of highly efficient, low-cost wind, solar, and hydroelectric energy for homes, farms, schools, and businesses, using state-of-the-art small wind generators, solar panels, and small-stream hydroelectric power turbines .

Former Vice-President Al Gore has challenged the United States to become independent from fossil fuels for all of our electrical needs: "So today, I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100% of our electricity from renewable energy and truly carbon-free sources within 10 years." (7/17/08) Mr. Gore specifically mentioned in his speech the falling prices of wind and solar energy technology, in contrast to the rising prices of oil and coal.

With the cost of oil and gasoline rising out of control within the past two years, before falling back, then rising again, it has become evident that there is an increasingly urgent need for the development of alternate sources of energy. Especially needed are economically feasible sources of renewable energy, such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, ocean wave, and tidal energy.

These are certainly needed on a large scale, such as large wind and solar farms, using giant wind turbines and large collections of solar panels, plus huge hydroelectric power generators associated with very large dams, such as Hoover and Grand Coulee.

However, wind, solar, and hydroelectric, energy generators, as well as tidal energy and wave energy generators, are also needed on smaller scales, as well:

Local wind turbines and high-tech versions of the old-fashioned windmills are needed to supply individual farms and even individual urban homes, schools, and small to mid-size businesses with electric power that can supplement, or -- with proper storage capacity -- even supplant, the need for electricity from the power companies.

Local high-tech solar panels are needed to do the same for homes, farms, schools, and small businesses. With proper state-of-the-art storage capacity, these solar collectors can supplement co-located wind devices and can run a home or a farm continuously through a mix of breezy and calm, sunny and cloudy days, and can even generate reverse energy that can be sold back to the power companies during periods of moderate or strong winds and ample sunshine.

Local high-tech small-scale hydroelectric generators placed along the banks of small and mid-sized streams and small rivers flowing through cities and rural areas. Although there are some applications of small-scale hydroelectric generation for individual homes and small farms, most smaller-scale hydroelectric generation should be ideal for intermediate-sized users, such as large farms, larger businesses, colleges and large schools, airports, and small communities.

Local tidal energy generators for coastal communities and power grids:

Construction of a small dam near the far end of a bay, harbor, lagoon, fjord, estuary, or coastal waterway gravitationally connected to the ocean, creating a small artificial tidal basin that becomes sealed off from the ocean, except for a small opening in the dam. Placement of a reversible hydroelectric generator in the opening of the dam to generate electricity from the flow of water through the dam -- into the basin on the rising tide and out of the basin on the falling tide. The tidal basins must be constructed at locations that will not disturb natural fish or sea life habitats. The generators must be screened from the ocean to prevent fish, seaweed, and other solid matter from entering the generators. The screens must be cleaned frequently (preferably by energy-efficient automatic scrubbers).
In some settings, multiple generators in a single dam may be the most efficient arrangement.
Tidal generators can also be placed at locations where there is a natural tidal current of significance, including tidal bores and tidal waves (a term not to be confused with tsunamis, which are not tidal in origin).

Local ocean wave energy generators for coastal communities and power grids:

Miniature electric generators constructed in the surf zone to respond to the rapidly rising and falling height of the water surface resulting from ocean waves (even Great Lakes waves) approaching the beach or cliff. The fluctuations can be amplified by the construction of V-shaped flanks, including a sloping surface under water, that focus the energy into a narrow and shallow collector, containing the generator. Like with the tidal energy generators, a fish and seaweed screen will likely be necessary around the generator.
Multiple wave generators, separated by a few tens of meters, along a given ocean front, should be feasible.
Wave and tidal generators could be co-located with, or combined with, large or mid-size wind energy turbines and/or solar energy panels. In some settings, a solar panel could be directed horizontally to pick up the reflection of low-angle sunlight from the ocean surface during early morning or late afternoon hours (early evening hours during the late spring and summer).

American Weather & Hydrology, LLC has developed relationships with agencies and companies that operate large-scale wind turbine farms and solar energy farms. We are also working with emerging companies that are developing state-of-the-art, high-tech, highly efficient local wind, solar, hydroelectric, ocean wave, and tidal generating equipment for individual homes, farms, schools, businesses, airports, and municipalities.

Call (800) 843-7246 or (888) 786-7696 to discuss your specific needs for renewable energy.

There can also be special needs for temporary installations of special wind and solar energy-generating equipment for:

Local devices to power instruments making measurements needed in forensic discovery cases.
Local power needed in conjunction with Certified Weather Observations.
Local power for special events, such as sound equipment at small concerts, political rallies, religious gatherings, weddings, etc., where standard AC electric power is not readily available, or is more expensive than local solar generation.

American Weather & Hydrology, LLC can also assist communities and municipalities in the siting, environmental assessment, construction, and operation of high-tech nuclear power plants.

American Weather & Hydrology, LLC (800) 843-7246; local (760) 868-8699, cellular (760) 684-5761.

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