Minesto's Underwater Turbine Will Power 4 Million UK Homes
A spinoff from the Swedish military and aircraft design firm Saab, Minesto has developed a new concept of underwater wave energy using a simple 7 ton kite turbine design. Exactly like a kite in the wind, the Deep Green underwater turbine collects and stores the power of the ocean.
Wave Energy Converters: Are They Ready For This Century?
Wave energy converters are always specially designed to ensure that they generate maximum possible electricity from the movement of the waves around them. The...
Wing Waves: Harvesting Wave Power By Swinging Beneath The Surface
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 of Engineering. The power plant has been named "Wing Waves," and works by harvesting the elliptical motion of waves 30 to 60 feet deep, and converting it into electricity.
Aegir: Scotland's Largest Wave Power Project
Just recently, Scotland-based energy developer Pelamis has signed a joint-venture with the European energy giant Vattenfall, for the huge energy project off Scotland's Shetland Islands. The costs of the project rise to almost $100 million.
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.
15% of U.S. Electricity to Be Generated From Ocean Waves By 2030
From being like a drop in the ocean, the ocean being the national usage of electricity, tidal energy is set to become much more...
Wave Powered Boat: Free Energy from the Oceans
The wave powered boat is called "Suntory Mermaid II". It has a speed of 5 knots, which is three times slower than traditional diesel powered boats. With some improvement in the wave-propulsion technology and combining it with wind sailing we can hope that it will become competitive with fossil fuels-powered boats.
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.
Wave Power Lags Behind Other Renewable Energy Sources
As many have noted, there is energy all around us, and it’s not all locked up in fossil fuels. Renewable energy sources are varied,...
WaveNET Floating Array Brings Back Hope in Wave Power
Although it has been around for quite a while, wave energy has not managed to compete with the big guys- wind and solar. The...
