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Canary Islands Look To Wave Power For Desalinazation

A Swedish wave energy company is working with a United Arab Emirates company to bring renewable energy to the Canary Islands.

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Magnetic Gears Reduce Cost Of Wind Turbines & Wave Power

Research at Texas A&M is making magnetic gears for wind turbines and wave power machines possible, lowering initial costs and improving long term reliability.

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Marine Power Systems Successfully Tests WaveSub Prototype

Welsh wave power company Marine Power Systems announced last week that it had successfully installed its prototype WaveSub wave energy converter at the English marine test centre FaBTest, marking...

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Research Shows That A Low-Carbon Future Will Be A Renewable Future

Almost all existing fossil fuel and nuclear generation assets are coming to end-of-life by 2050. They will have to be replaced. Academic studies show clearly that renewables will replace them close to...

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Ocean Plastic Cleanup Project Is Better News Than You Might Think

Boyan's vision could have fallen apart at multiple points over the past five years. Reisser's study or someone else's could have shown a much more even distribution of plastics through dozens of meters...

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Small Wave Energy Power Plants Could Be Wave Energy’s Path Forward

Anyone who looks out at the ocean may feel awed by the power apparent in every wave. That power has the potential to provide energy to land-based homes and businesses, as well as floating facilities...

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Floating Solar Plus Wave Energy Smackdown For Fossil Fuels

A sea monster of troubles is coming for fossil energy stakeholders, in the form of offshore floating solar panels with wind turbines and wave energy, too.

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Scientists Use Waverider Buoys To Conduct Wave Energy Research

Mike Muglia hates to miss a wave. A self-described surf junkie, Muglia catches waves on his surfboard off the coast of the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Further into those waters—15 nautical miles to...

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Ocean Energy Gets Its Galaxy Quest On: Never Give Up, Never Surrender

USA seeks to catapult self into vanguard of ocean energy R&D with PacWave South, a first-of-its-kind wave power test site off the coast of Oregon.

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A Window Into the Future of Wave Energy

Award Helps Move Cost-Effective, Productive, Robust Wave Energy Design a Step Closer to Commercialization and Widespread Use In 1974, Stephen Salter, a professor at the University of Edinburgh, sent...

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Wave Energy Nails Spot Among 68 New Projects Getting $175 Million Love Tap...

A new remote-controlled mooring system for wave energy devices is part of ARPA-E's plan for drinking the milkshake of fossil energy stakeholders.

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Wave-Powered Desalination Device Sets Sail

On a sun-filled winter day, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers visited Jennette’s Pier, which sits on the shore of Nags Head beach in North Carolina. Amid salty air and crashing...

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6 Wave-Powered Prototypes to Set Sail

Six teams of marine energy innovators are angling to free their ocean-observing technologies from their tethers and set sail to test their recharging abilities. The multistage Powering the Blue...

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Ocean Energy? River Power? There’s A Toolkit For That

Revamped Software Offers Marine Energy Industry the Data It Needs To Succeed, Ocean Energy & River Power Is marine energy finally here? This question, in various forms, pops up in news articles...

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Instant Drinking Water: Just Add Wave Energy & Solar Panels

A new, easy-to-install desalination system runs on wave energy with an assist from on-board solar panels

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The Ocean Comes to Colorado — Fast-Tracking Novel Marine Energy Technologies

NREL’s First Wave Tank Could Fast-Track Novel Marine Energy Technologies

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PNNL Makes Waves in New Issue of Journal of Marine Science & Engineering

Harnessing the power of waves, tides, and currents could unlock the secrets to achieving greater energy security with minimal environmental impact. By some estimates, there are enough marine energy...

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What Is Marine Energy? (New Video)

New Educational Video Explains How Marine Energy Is Made, Why It Is Important, and What Work Still Needs To Be Done

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New Generator Rolls into Ocean Energy

Tsunamis, hurricanes, and maritime weather are monitored using sensors and other devices on platforms in the ocean to help keep coastal communities safe — until the batteries on these platforms run out...

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US Pokes The Sleeping Giant Of Ocean Wave Energy

US banks on new PacWave South test site to nail down a piece of the global wave energy industry pie.

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Dale Vince, Eco Warrior: Part 3, Journey Into The Future

Dale Vince, the founder and Managing Director of Ecotricity, gave this interview on 16th November 2017, and I am very pleased to present the third part of it here. The post Dale Vince, Eco Warrior:...

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Global Warming Might Be Making Waves Stronger

A new study published in the journal Nature Communications has revealed an as-yet-unseen consequence of climate change, wherein the energy of ocean waves have been increasing around the world caused by...

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Repurposing Old Oil Tankers As Renewable Energy Hubs

What do you do with a decommissioned super tanker? Here are a few ideas, some practical, some less so. The post Repurposing Old Oil Tankers As Renewable Energy Hubs appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tiny New “Artificial Jellyfish” Taps Wave Energy For Carbon Capture

A new wave energy device that resembles a jellyfish achieves sustainability trifecta: carbon capture, clean power and renewable formic acid. The post Tiny New “Artificial Jellyfish” Taps Wave Energy...

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German Company Combines Wind, Wave, & Solar Power In One System

A German company is experimenting with adding solar panels and wind turbines to the platform it uses to support its wave power generators. Is this idea a hit or a miss? The post German Company Combines...

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Wave Energy To Gild The Floating Wind Turbine Lily In Ireland

Ireland hitches floating wind turbine star to wave energy workhorse in massive new 1.1 gigawatt offshore clean power project. The post Wave Energy To Gild The Floating Wind Turbine Lily In Ireland...

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How Much Wave Energy Is In Our Oceans?

New Study Could Help Countries Better Estimate How Much Power Their Waters Carry Measuring Wave Energy The post How Much Wave Energy Is In Our Oceans? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Wave Energy Gets Ready for a Big First

Researchers Help Seven Marine Energy Companies Prepare for the Ocean If you tried the egg drop challenge as a kid, ... [more] The post Wave Energy Gets Ready for a Big First appeared first on...

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Don’t Look Back, Wave Energy Might Be Gaining On You

Wave energy is the next frontier on the US renewable energy landscape, with California racing to grab the pole position and New Jersey playing catch-up. The post Don’t Look Back, Wave Energy Might Be...

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Wave Energy Devices Will Soon Head to New Testing Facility—But They Are...

New Study Identifies Cost-Effective Options To Tether Devices to Ocean Floor The post Wave Energy Devices Will Soon Head to New Testing Facility—But They Are Missing Something appeared first on...

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New Wave Energy Devices To Suck Clean Kilowatts From The Seven Seas

Wave energy conversion devices will tap into an infinite supply of ocean power, if all goes according to plan. The post New Wave Energy Devices To Suck Clean Kilowatts From The Seven Seas appeared...

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New Marine Energy Harvesting Devices Are (Finally) Heaving Into View

Wake-up time for marine energy is finally here, in the form of new devices that harvest the natural motion of waves, tides, and currents. The post New Marine Energy Harvesting Devices Are (Finally)...

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The Weird, Wild World Of Wave Energy Just Got Weirder

A wave energy device that resembles a deconstructed sea serpent has caught the eye of both public and private renewable energy investors. The post The Weird, Wild World Of Wave Energy Just Got Weirder...

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Wave Devouring Propulsion: A Revolutionary Green Technology For Maritime...

A new form of wave devouring propulsion (WDP) could power ships and help to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the ... [continued] The post Wave Devouring Propulsion: A Revolutionary Green Technology For...

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How Origami, Acrylic Skins, & Flexible Flaps Are Advancing Wave Energy

With Two Awards and Some Stellar Students, Researcher Polishes New, Highly Flexible Technology Blake Boren had a few questions about ... [continued] The post How Origami, Acrylic Skins, & Flexible...

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A $1.3 Million Bet On Marine Energy Is More Than It May Seem

Marine energy is the sleeping giant of clean power, and a relatively modest grant program could be the spark that wakes it up. The post A $1.3 Million Bet On Marine Energy Is More Than It May Seem...

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Wave Energy Is (Really, Finally) Coming For Your Fossil Fuels

Wave energy converters can harvest electricity from the ocean, helping coastal communities cut their reliance on fossil fuels. The post Wave Energy Is (Really, Finally) Coming For Your Fossil Fuels...

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Beneath the Surface: Alec Schnabel Has the Power (and the Power Electronics)...

Schnabel and Ocean Energy May Be Young, but Both Can Help Fight Climate Change Most kids who grew up in chilly, snow-prone areas remember the dreaded five-day rule: After five snow days savoring hot...

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Loney Buoy Seeks Next-Generation Wave Energy Converter

Oceanographers are hoping that a new wave energy converter will prevent brownouts and data loss at remote sensing buoys. The post Loney Buoy Seeks Next-Generation Wave Energy Converter appeared first...

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MIT Engineers Design Artificial Reef To Protect Coastlines & Marine Species

Researchers at MIT are designing an artificial reef that can dissipate much of the energy in ocean waves before they reach the shore. The post MIT Engineers Design Artificial Reef To Protect Coastlines...

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