Biomass energy

Simpler, Cheaper Electrical Generator Can Be Made With Store-Bought Tape

With an ability to turn friction into small amounts of electricity, triboelectric generators may one day be used in clothes that turn movement into power, in ba…

Wave Energy

Sea Trials Show Promising Results for AWS Wave Energy Device

​Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy has announced encouraging results from the current phase of sea trials of its wave energy device at the European Marine Energ…

Wave Energy

A New Four-Year Project Will Test the Viability of Large-Scale Wave Energy in Europe

The WEDUSEA collaboration involves 14 partners from academia and industry.

Tidal Energy

U.S. To Provide Millions in Funding for Tidal Energy and River Current Systems

DOE says the funding opportunity represents the “largest investment in tidal and river current energy technologies in the United States.”

Tidal Energy

UK’s HydroWing Taps Tidal Energy Potential in Indonesia

UK-based tidal energy developer HydroWing has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with state-owned company Indonesia Power to develop tidal energy projec…

Wave Energy

Giant, Megawatt-Scale Wave Energy Generator to Be Tested in Scotland

Irish company OceanEnergy has already tested its oscillating water column generators at significant scale in Hawaii, and it's just signed on to a four-year proj…

Smart Grid

Marine Energy Smart Grid Pilot Enters Next Test Phase

A smart grid controller designed to integrate ocean and other energy resources and regulate their distribution is going into full-scale testing.

Wave Energy

NREL Granted Patent for Marine Renewable Energy Technology

Scientists with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have received a patent for a fledgling technology domain – distributed embedded energy converter techn…

Tidal Energy

Sustainable Tidal Energy, EV Charging & Hydrogen Power

News roundup: the potential of sustainable tidal energy, GenCellEnergy’s off-grid EV charging & Siemens’ green hydrogen plant in Germany

Wave Energy

California Wave Energy Developer Completes Long-Duration Ocean Pilot

US-based wave energy developer CalWave has completed its open-ocean wave energy pilot after 10 months of continuous operation off the coast of San Diego, Califo…

Tidal Energy

EMEC Scores Funding for Hydrogen Trailers at Tidal Power Project Site

Net Zero & Energy Secretary Michael Matheson at EMEC site on Eday with hydrogen transport trailer (credit EMEC)The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been…

Wave Energy

Marine Power Systems to Test Wave Energy Technology at Emec

Marine Power Systems (MPS) has signed up to demonstrate a multi-megawatt wave energy array at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.

Wave Energy

Eco Wave Power Commences Test Run of Its Wave Energy Project in Israel

Eco Wave Power has announced that it has officially commenced test runs of its newly installed wave energy pilot project at the Port of Jaffa in Tel Aviv, Israe…

Wave Energy

The Wave Power Generator Experts Say ‘Proves Ocean Energy Can Work’ Is Already Powering Australian Homes

For the first time in Australia's history, a wave energy converter trial has successfully generated energy from the chaotic and wild ocean waves to power homes.…

Wave Energy

First Composite Hull for Corpower’s Wave Energy Converter

CorPower Ocean has teamed up with composite machinery specialist Autonational and composite tank firm CPT Tankwell to develop its first commercial-scale hull in…