Renewable Hydrokinetic Energy Could Meet 10% of U.S. Electricity Needs, Study Says

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 â€Ã…“fresh” source of energy could supply electricity to meet up to 10% of America's power needs.

Offshore Turbines to Provide Clean Electricity for 5 Million UK Homes

The South West Regional Development Agency from UK is analyzing the results of a study according to which the South West coast could generate 9.2 gigawatts of electricity, being enough to power five million homes.

PowerBuoy-The United States' First Tidal Power Generator Connected To The Grid

Last year, the Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) company has developed a tidal power generator that has now been connected to the energy grid at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii as part of the firm's program with the US Navy to test wave energy technology, giving the US their the first-ever grid connection for a wave energy device.

Nova Energy's New Streamlined Tuna-Shaped Turbines Shaped To Be More Efficient

Kiyomi Suzuki, president of the Hyogo Prefecture firm Nova Energy Co., has come up with a new interesting project for the Seto Inland Sea that aims to produce huge amount of electricity from the energy of water currents, using streamlined turbines whose design resembles the tuna shape.

Wave Hub Become UK's First Offshore Wave Energy Site and World's Largest

Wave Hub is the name of one of the world's biggest wave energy generation test site. It has been installed off Cornwall's northern coast and is the UK's first offshore wave energy site. Wave Hub will allow four wave energy generator systems to be evaluated simultaneously. The systems also have a total capacity of 20 MW.

Australia's Best Spots for Harvesting Wave Power Shown by New Study

The Australians have just evaluated their potential for producing wave-based energy, within an area stretching from Gerlandton in Western Australia to King Island in Tasmania, and found out that by only using 10% of this area's potential they could meed 50 percent of the entire country's need.

AK1000: World's Most Powerful Tidal Power Turbine Unveiled in Scotland

Atlantis Resources Corporation has unveiled the most powerful and largest tidal turbine ever built, at Invergordon in Scotland. Dubbed AK1000, the new turbine will be installed at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, Scotland, later this summer.

FloDrive Turbine – 1kW Hydroelectric Generator to Power Homes in Developing Countries

Students at Cambridge University have recently created a portable hydroelectric generator that is able to supply up to 1 kW of electricity when installed...

Power Generating River Turbines To Be Installed Under Famous Parisian Bridges

After having installed the heating systems of some of their buildings based on underground springs, and mini-windmills on buildings, the people of Paris will have yet another clean energy generation project right under their famous and historical bridges. They call them "hydroliennes", or water turbines, powered by the river Seine (if you haven't visited Paris, you should).

Sailing Ships to Produce Hydrogen Onboard With Oceans' Energy

Scientists at the University of California Davis are working to develop a technology that will allow sailing ships to generate electricity from the ocean while they are far from the shores. This fleet of sailing ships would then turn wind power into hydrogen, which would be stored onboard, to be unloaded later and used.