Renewable Tech: hydropower

by Richard Perkins

I’ve decided to start my primer on renewable power technology with one of the oldest forms of renewable energy: hydropower. Water wheels have been used for centuries to run mills, providing mechanical power directly to heavy machinery through rotating shafts. The leap from mechanical power to hydroelectricity was a small one, once the relationship between [...]

Happy New Year

by Richard Perkins

Happy 2009 to one and all. I know I’ve been a bit delinquent in posts recently. After NaNo finished up at the beginning of the month, it’s just been kind of hectic. Margot’s family came out to visit for Christmas and we celebrated her parents’ 50th wedding anniversary a few months early. Two of Margot’s [...]