Nov 04, 2011 10:00PM
Kosrae, one of the four Federated States of Micronesia out in the western Pacific, is aiming to get nearly all of its electricity from the ocean. That sounds pretty daunting, but luckily, it doesn&rsq...
Nov 04, 2011 4:00PM
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has announced the launch of an initiative to improve the efficiency of its PowerBuoy wave energy systems. OPT, along with a consortium of European companies and institut...
Nov 02, 2011 5:28PM
Oct 27, 2011 10:00PM
There are myriad environmental issues raised by marine-power development – the group Oregon Anglers outlined more than a dozen when it weighed in [PDF] on a proposed U.S. licensing process for h...
Oct 26, 2011 8:00PM
Ultra-green New Zealand is going in for some marine energy. The government
Oct 18, 2011 8:00PM
The United Kingdom’s Energy Technologies Institute wants to make energy from waves, and it wants to make it cheap. The company, a public-private partnership between global heavyweights BP, Cater...
Oct 17, 2011 7:30PM
By Peter Lehner, Natural Resources Defense CouncilWhen the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in 2010, we all watched in horror as oil gushed unchecked into the Gulf of Mexico. Cleanup crews flocked to...
Sep 16, 2011 7:00PM
The wave-power project unfolding in Oregon has a new big-name player: Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) said Lockheed Martin had joined its effort to place 10 buoys, capable of producing up to 1.5 megawa...
Sep 15, 2011 12:57PM
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Sep 13, 2011 12:05AM
In an attempt to test the ability to convert wave power into electricity, an energy scheme running on the Cornish coast has been plugged into the National Grid.The Wave Hub socket, weighing in at 12-t...
Sep 08, 2011 11:00PM
Wouldn’t it be great if the solution to integrating renewable energy technologies into the smart grid was as simple as a magic black box that had the ability to deliver 60-Hz AC power in a const...
Sep 02, 2011 8:20PM
With all the damage and destruction wrought by Hurricane Irene recently, one has to wonder from the green technology perspective how all of those clean energy installations in the storm’s wake f...
Sep 01, 2011 8:20PM
The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S Navy have historically fueled their offshore radar and communications systems with diesel generators. However, these power sources require frequent maintenance and refueli...
Aug 31, 2011 8:00PM
If we’re correctly deciphering the Google translation of an
Aug 31, 2011 3:00PM
Add together tidal, wave and wind and there is an estimated 500 gigawatts (GW) of potential energy available off the coast of New England. That’s a lot of juice and the University of Massachuset...
Aug 16, 2011 2:00PM
A site development and conceptual design has been completed for a proposed wave energy project off the west coast of Ireland. Carnegie Wave Energy is proposing a 5-megawatt (MW) demonstration project ...
Aug 06, 2011 12:05AM
Wave Hub?s pioneering GBP42m marine energy project underwent its first full test as it was connected to the grid network via a new substation, located in Hayle, Cornwall, where its 33kV cable comes as...
Aug 04, 2011 12:00AM
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the Snohomish County Public Utility District a $10 million grant to install and test two tidal energy turbines on the floor of the ocean not far from Seattle,...
Jul 23, 2011 12:05AM
The Maldives has a huge potential in marine energy and as a result of which, Scotland has agreed to support the Country in developing this renewable source of energy.Scotland will begin their input wi...
Jul 22, 2011 4:00PM
Wave power might eventually be to
Jul 21, 2011 5:00PM
Wave power has been making inroads as a possible source of renewable energy, but has at least a couple of hurdles to overcome, according to researcher Andre Sharon: The cables needed to link the wave ...
Jul 18, 2011 5:00PM
By 2025, the best marine power sites in the United Kingdom could produce energy at a price competitive with nuclear and onshore wind power, according to the Carbon Trust, a nonprofit company that prom...
Jul 05, 2011 9:05PM
We reported early in March the installation of the largest wave energy device in Scotland, and recent results show that it is much more efficient than previously thought. Ocean Power Technologies has ...
Jun 30, 2011 12:05AM
The Crown Estate has released the result of a positive survey for the Pentland Firth and Orkney waters. The survey shows outstanding local support for wave and tidal projects in the region.The level o...
Jun 07, 2011 9:28PM
A unique robotic, water based device that is said to be completely clean energy powered has garnered its maker, Liquid Robotics, a good deal of start up funding to help further finance its development...
May 27, 2011 3:54PM
An ambitious clean energy bill was recently signed into law in California that calls for 33% of the state’s energy to come from renewable resources. While this goal is indeed ambitious and admir...
May 27, 2011 2:30PM
It was a year and a half ago that we first reported on Aquamarine Power, a
May 20, 2011 5:33PM
The last we’d heard from Danish company Floating Power Plant (FPP) was a little over a year ago when it introduced its prototype Poseidon 37 power generator
May 16, 2011 4:34PM
About two months ago we reported that New Jersey based Ocean Power Technologies
Apr 29, 2011 5:35PM
News from New Jersey based Ocean Power Technologies indicates that wave energy will likely be bringing more green jobs and revenue to Oregon businesses soon and shows promise for much more in the futu...
Apr 25, 2011 6:50PM
Wave energy research is already an important part of the renewable energy efforts being made by universities in the Pacific Northwest but recent news issued by Oregon State University (OSU) indicates ...
Apr 05, 2011 7:00PM
Last May we covered a Danish made floating wind and wave energy device called Poseidon 37. While we’ve heard little news on it since then, we’re pleased to see that development on a simila...
Mar 16, 2011 5:56PM
It seems like solar, wind and ocean wave energy advances are getting all the attention recently. That’s not terribly surprising
Mar 14, 2011 2:33PM
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has just completed construction on one its
Mar 12, 2011 7:45PM
Add another notch to Oregon’s growing wave power industry. The case for commercialized wave energy is enjoying another surge forward now that Columbia Power Technologies has officially deployed ...
Mar 11, 2011 2:24AM
American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, today announced its president and chief executive officer Jeff Sterba will speak a...
Mar 09, 2011 9:45PM
Wave energy development in Oregon added a new company to the research mix recently as Texas-based Neptune Wave Power announced it is testing its technology at Oregon State University’s (OSU) Hin...
Feb 12, 2011 4:41PM
Wave energy worldwide appears to building momentum, as SDE Energy just announced that
Feb 07, 2011 4:00PM
When it comes to renewable energy, wind and solar tend to make the headlines–but another form of green power is quietly gaining momentum on coastlines around the world: wave power.480?480:true;"...
Jan 22, 2011 7:50PM
Four years ago, cargo ships got big. Really big. The launch of the 400-metre long, 170,000 tonne Emma Maersk created a shipping Leviathan. It symbolised the huge growth in marine traffic international...
Jan 19, 2011 5:05AM
A Michigan man, taking a design cue from nature, might be onto a better way to harness the power of rivers. The man is Anthony Reale, a product-design student. The piece of nature that inspired him is...
Jan 17, 2011 7:44PM
TV and radio signals are electromagnetic waves, and all electromagnetic waves possess some amount of electromagnetic energy. All you need is an appropriate device to convert this energy into usable el...
Jan 13, 2011 5:31AM
An interesting concept for producing energy has caught my eyes today, and I think it might even work. The devices that Phil Pauley conceived are called "Hydrostatic Turbines", and opera...
Jan 06, 2011 12:45AM
Is the global ocean energy industry at a turning point? With all the attention focused on energy efficiency and smart grid, and with more mature renewable sectors like wind struggling, we haven't...
Jan 05, 2011 11:28PM
Somfy, the maker of motors and controllers for window coverings, both interior and exterior, is moving beyond windows to automating all the lighting and heating/cooling elements of your home, and they...
Dec 17, 2010 5:59PM
There has recently been an interesting debate whether engineers should change the shape of tidal turbines because of the negative effects these would have on the environment, and, more specifically, t...
Dec 04, 2010 6:06PM
A wave power test plant has been deployed on Nov. 17 two miles offshore of Fort Pierce, Fla., and is now being tested by its designers, researchers from Florida Institute of Technology’s College...
Dec 03, 2010 3:01PM
Lockheed Martin is making waves for the U.S. government with its Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) pilot plant off the coast of Hawaii, and will apparently continue to do so, as the U.S. Naval Fa...
Dec 03, 2010 12:42AM
Up and down the Atlantic coast, states and offshore wind developers are making significant progress in advancing offshore projects, according to a new report. The report finds up to six gigawatts (...
Dec 01, 2010 1:26AM
One area of renewable energy which is still in an infancy stage is wave power. This form of clean energy, which harnesses the ever present motion of waves to generate power, is said to have the potent...
Nov 23, 2010 11:12PM
The newest affordable clean energy source that scientists have laid eyes on is the one provided by hydrokinetic systems such as ocean waves and free-flowing rivers. Researchers estimate that this &ldq...
Nov 09, 2010 3:14PM
According to Richard Parkinson, owner and Managing Director of ocean energy installer, Mojo Maritime, the UK is well placed to ramp up its nascent wave and tidal industry.
Nov 08, 2010 6:45PM
Could Parisians be getting power out of the Seine by next spring? As part of the city’s 2020 Climate Plan, the Mayor’s office wants to raise awareness of all possible sources of renewable ...
Nov 08, 2010 3:55PM
The pioneering Wave Hub marine energy project in Cornwall (England) has been connected to the electricity grid for the first time since its installation over the summer and is now officially open for ...
Oct 25, 2010 6:36PM
Harnessing waves for energy has been happening since the 18th century. Some say that wave power could eventually supply up to 10% of the world's energy needs.
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