Hydrostatic Turbines: a Concept That May Revolutionize How We Harvest Deep-Sea Waves
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 operate at high water depths.
New System Developed to Predict Wave Power Doubles Marine Energy Output
Researchers at the University of Exeter developed a system that can predict wave power. This offers huge possibilities in harnessing the full potential of...
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.
BioWave – free electricity from mimicking sea plants
A long time ago, nature set its oceans and the living things in them. There were plants residing on the bottom of the ocean,...
Oyster 2 – A New Wave Power Generator Producing More Electricity
Aquamarine Power, a wave energy developer, has recently unveiled a new wave power generator called Oyster 2, that is able to capture about 250% more electricity than its predecessor. The Oyster 2 measures about 85 feet long and 53 feet wide, being capable to produce 800 kilowatts of energy.
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...
DeltaStream: UK-Based Underwater Generator to Power 1000 Homes
The unit has been invented by Pembrokeshire engineer Richard Ayre, featuring three generators mounted on a triangular frame and due to its floating crane it can easily be lowered and recovered from the seabed.
World's Most Powerful Single-Rotor Tidal Turbine Connected To Scottish Grid
Scotland has recently installed the first grid-connected, commercial-scale tidal turbine, thus making great progresses in the marine energy industry.
Called 1MW AR1000, the tidal turbine...
Toshiba Planning Commercial Underwater Ocean Turbines
The issue with the various alternative energy sources is that they are intermittent. You can't trust the sun or the wind to provide a...
Aquabank – Underground Energy Storage and Production
Riverbank Power has developed a project that is of high interest. Water gathered in a bungalow on a river shore will fall in a 600m deep gallery where turbines are mounted. The water pressure will rotate the huge turbines which will create electrical power.
