Ocean Energy News
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Jacobs to advance development of new water tidal turbine technology
A Jacobs-led consortium of industry and academic organizations has been awarded funding from the U.K. government to help develop a new type of water turbine designed to improve the viability and potential of U.K. tidal range power projects. The $1 million U.K. Research and Innovation fund (UKRI) SMART grant will support Jacobs' industrial research with Severn Estuary Tidal Bar Limited, in ...
By Jacobs
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Biden-Harris Administration Approves Largest Offshore Wind Project in the Nation
The Biden-Harris administration this week (Oct 31) announced its approval of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project - the fifth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project under President Biden's leadership. The announcement supports the Administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, following the approval of the ...
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Wave Energy Gets Ready for a Big First
By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, NREL Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are helping four promising wave energy devices prepare to survive a big first. The four will be the first technologies to face the waves at PacWave South, a new grid-connected wave energy test site off the Oregon coast that opens in 2025. NREL's pre-PacWave lab support, which is funded by the U.S. ...
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Biden Administration Approves Fourth Major Offshore Wind Project
The U.S. Department of the Interior this week (Aug 22) announced its approval of the Revolution Wind project. Located about 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, the project will have an estimated capacity of 704 megawatts of clean energy, capable of powering nearly 250,000 homes. The project is expected to create an estimated 1,200 local jobs during the construction phase. ...
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Projects Seek to Advance Energy Transitions in Remote and Island U.S. Communities
For island and remote communities in the United States, developing resilient electricity infrastructure and energy systems can be fraught with challenges. These locations often rely on expensive, unreliable energy systems that are vulnerable to volatile energy supplies and costs, natural disasters, and impacts from climate change. That's why the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ...
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Nordseecluster: RWE chooses Chantiers de l’Atlantique as key supplier for its 1.6-GW offshore wind cluster off the German coast
RWE is making further progress on developing the Nordseecluster, a 1.6-gigawatt (GW) cluster of four offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. The company has selected Atlantique Offshore Energy, the marine energy business unit of French company Chantiers de l’Atlantique, as the preferred supplier for two electrical offshore substations. Sven Schulemann, RWE’s Managing Director ...
By RWE AG
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Hawaiian Electric Finalizes 'Integrated Grid Plan' to Decarbonize Its Energy System by 2045
Hawaiian Electric has finalized a comprehensive plan that charts the lowest-cost pathway for creating resilient, decarbonized island grids to serve customers using resources from Hawaii, for Hawaii. The company filed its "Integrated Grid Plan: A pathway to a clean energy future" with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), outlining steps the company will take in the coming years to ensure its ...
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$45 Million Funding Opportunity to Advance Tidal and Current Energy Planning and Development
The U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) this week (May 8) released a $45 million funding opportunity to advance a comprehensive approach to tidal and current energy development in the United States. Part of President Biden's Invest in America Agenda and funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this opportunity will make the first large-scale investment in a ...
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Duke Energy Begins Operating the Largest Battery System in North Carolina
Duke Energy is expanding its battery storage capabilities in North Carolina and has begun commercial operation of the state's largest battery system, an 11-MW project in Onslow County. The battery system will frequently be operated in conjunction with an adjacent 13-MW solar facility located on a leased site within Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, which has been generating carbon-free energy since ...
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Historic Wave Energy Legislation Initiative Takes a Significant Step Forward in California
Eco Wave Power Global AB applauds the introduction of California Senate Bill 605 – Wave and Tidal Energy – by California State Senator Steve Padilla of Chula Vista. The bill aims to promote and facilitate the development and growth of wave energy in the state, which will help California reach its ambitious clean energy goals. The bill, introduced by State Senator Padilla on February 15, calls for ...
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Duke Energy begins operating the largest battery system in North Carolina
11-MW battery will operate alongside existing solar facility Both are located inside the site boundary of Camp Lejeune on leased land Duke Energy is expanding its battery storage capabilities in North Carolina and has begun commercial operation of the state's largest battery system, an 11-MW project in Onslow County. The battery system will frequently be operated in conjunction with an ...
By Duke Energy
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Duke Energy to Install Microgrid at Camp Lejeune
Duke Energy has been awarded a $22 million utility energy service contract by Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for the design and construction of a microgrid at the military base. The innovative microgrid solution includes upgraded electrical infrastructure, 5 megawatts of on-site natural gas-fired generation, a 5.4-MW battery energy storage system, integration of an existing solar photovoltaic ...
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Savosolar Plc’S Business Review For January–September 2022
Savosolar Plc’s business review for January–September 2022 Key figures and significant events in January–September 2022 Savosolar’s revenue in January–September amounted to EUR 2.9 million (January–September 2021: EUR 2.2 million). Operating result (EBIT) in January–September amounted to EUR -3.5 million (EUR -3.2 million). Net result for the period ...
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U.S. Department Of Energy Finds Record Production And Job Growth In U.S. Wind Power Sector
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (Aug 16) released three reports showing that wind power remains one of America's fastest growing energy sources and a generator of high-quality jobs. Wind power accounted for 32% of U.S. energy capacity growth in 2021, employs 120,000 Americans, and now provides enough energy to power 40 million American homes. The 2021 wind market reports show that the ...
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Bombora completes tank testing of a floating hybrid energy platform
As part of the EuropeWave Programme, Bombora Wave Power (Bombora) has successfully completed tank testing of a floating foundation system suitable for the InSPIRE solution, where mWave technology is combined with a wind turbine onto a single floating offshore platform. An adapted version of the semi-submersible INSPIRE platform, developed in partnership with TechnipFMC, underwent tank testing ...
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CEC Adopts Historic California Offshore Wind Goals, Enough to Power Upwards of 25 Million Homes
The California Energy Commission (CEC) recently (Aug 10) adopted a report establishing offshore wind goals and moving the state one step closer to development of the clean energy resource off California's coast. Preliminary findings in the report set planning goals of 2,000-5,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2030 and 25,000 MW by 2045, enough electricity to power 3.75 million initially and 25 ...
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Marine Leader Maritimo Engages Clarke Energy to Provide Industry Leading Marine Gensets
Clarke Energy provide power solutions across various market segments and have recently cemented its entry into the Australian marine industry by unveiling an ongoing partnership with Maritimo. Maritimo is the second largest boat builder in the Southern Hemisphere. For the past 20+ years Maritimo has engaged a competing brand to supply marine power generation but has recently transitioned to ...
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Bombora begins final test and assembly of world’s most powerful Wave Energy Converter
Bombora begins final test and assembly of world’s most powerful Wave Energy Converter Bombora ramps up flagship £20m, 1.5MW Pembrokeshire Project, delivering world’s largest Wave Energy Converter Final tests underway before ocean deployment Technology will be validated in the open ocean advancing mWave to TRL 7/8 Data will unlock pathway to launch next phase of ...
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Second Major Offshore Wind Project Breaks Ground in U.S.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland was in East Hampton, New York, on Feb 11 to commemorate the groundbreaking of the South Fork wind energy project, the second commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project approved for federal waters in the United States. The South Fork project will be located offshore Rhode Island and New York and have a capacity of 130 megawatts of wind energy -- ...
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Bombora Wave Power and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. strengthen their collaboration through a £3.54m investment
Bombora Wave Power (Bombora), the award-winning ocean energy company, is pleased to announce it has received an investment of £3.54m from Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd (MOL) to further commercialise its mWaveTM energy generation technology. The investment by MOL, one of the world’s largest shipping companies, follows 18 months of close collaboration between the parties and is ...
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