energy from waves News
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The Penguin celebrates its two year continues deployment anniversary
The Wello Penguin (WEC-1) wave energy converter has survived another year in the harsh Orkney climate and is celebrating it’s second continues deployment anniversary. Funded thanks to the European Commission’s research and innovation programme, Clean Energy from Ocean Waves (CEFOW) research project coordinated by Fortum, the Penguin was originally deployed in 2012. The wave energy ...
By Wello Oy
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Energy Department Announces $10.5 Million for Next-Generation Marine Energy Systems
The Energy Department today announced $10.5 million in available funding to support the design and operation of innovative marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) systems through survivability and reliability-related testing of these systems. Such advances will help these devices harness even more sustainable energy from the enormous potential of the nation's oceans and rivers. As part of its MHK ...
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Offshore giants Saipem sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to optimize Penguin WEC technology
Saipem and the Finnish company Wello OY have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to optimize WEC Penguin technology, one of the most promising among the new systems for the production of energy from marine waves. The objective of the agreement is the development of future initiatives in the sector. Leveraging its long experience in the execution of offshore projects in harsh environments ...
By Wello Oy
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WEC up! Energy Department Announces Wave Energy Conversion Prize Administrator
The Water Power Program today awarded $6.5 million to a Prize Administration Team led by Ricardo Inc. of Van Buren Township, Michigan for the development and execution of the Energy Department’s Wave Energy Conversion (WEC) Prize Competition. The WEC Prize aims to attract innovative ideas from developers by offering a monetary prize purse to participants and by providing an opportunity for ...
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The Basque country welcomes the Wello Penguin wave energy converter to its shores
In the coming months Finnish based company Wello Oy will be bringing its wave energy converter (WEC) to the Basque country deploying at BiMEP’s site in Armintza. Thanks to the quick and diligent effort by the members at EVE and BiMEP, in cooperation with Wello they have secured funding for the installation, deployment and operation of the Penguin WEC to their site. In 2012 Wello Oy ...
By Wello Oy
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Energy Department Awards $10.5 Million for Next-Generation Marine Energy Systems
The Energy Department today announced six organizations selected to receive up to $10.5 million to support the design and operation of innovative marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) systems through survivability and reliability-related improvements. As part of its MHK technology research and development efforts, the Energy Department is working to harness the largely untapped renewable energy in waves, ...
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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Eco Wave Power for Its Path-Breaking Innovation in the Field Of Wave Energy Generation
Based on its recent analysis of the wave energy generation market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Eco Wave Power with the 2012 European Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation for developing and implementing an all-round solution for effective energy harvesting from waves. "Driven by the energy crisis around the globe, an escalation of activities in newer forms of renewable ...
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Carnegie Wave Energy Selected to Present at CleanEquity Monaco 2012
Carnegie Wave Energy Limited has been selected to present at CleanEquity Monaco 2012 on March 29th & 30th at the Sporting d'Hiver, Monaco. Carnegie Wave Energy was included, by expert selection, as one of the world's most inspiring cleantech companies, to present to industry-specific, senior financial and strategic investors, policy makers, legislators, end users and media. Carnegie Wave ...
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PWP Secures Second Order for P2 Machine from ScottishPower Renewables
28 March 2010 - Pelamis Wave Power is delighted to announce a second order for its Pelamis P2 wave energy converter from ScottishPower Renewables, part of Iberdrola Renovables, the largest wind energy company in the world. The order announced today follows an earlier order from E.ON for the first P2 machine which is currently in the final stages of manufacture at PWP’s Leith facility and ...
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£20million marine scheme now open
Government has today launched its eagerly awaited £20 million Marine Energy Array Demonstrator scheme (MEAD). This scheme will support up to 2 pre-commercial projects to demonstrate the operation of wave and/or tidal devices in array formation over a period of time. Organisations across the UK will be able to bid for a share of the £20million announced last summer helping spur on ...
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Energy Department Announces up to $12 Million for Projects to Advance Wave Energy
The Energy Department announced up to $12 million in new projects to support the development of innovative technologies capable of generating reliable and cost-effective electricity from U.S. water resources. The four projects will advance marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy technologies, which can harness energy from the nation's oceans and rivers. Two projects will test and validate wave ...
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Energy Department Invests $16 Million to Harness Wave and Tidal Energy
As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above strategy to deploy every available source of American energy, the Energy Department today announced $16 million for seventeen projects to help sustainably and efficiently capture energy from waves, tides and currents. Together, these projects will increase the power production and reliability of wave and tidal devices and help gather ...
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Pelamis Wave Power Selects Pulsant to Safeguard Vital Data in the Cloud
Custom built cloud & connectivity solution frees Pelamis engineers to focus on developing renewable energy technology Cloud, connectivity and hosting provider, Pulsant, is supporting Pelamis Wave Power by helping to manage, backup and store data vital to the development of its world-leading wave energy technology. With operations in Edinburgh and Orkneysupporting two Pelamis wave ...
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Energy Department Announces Funding for Demonstration and Testing of Advanced Wave and Tidal Energy Technologies
The Energy Department today announced $10 million to strengthen the U.S. marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy industry, including wave and tidal energy sources. Through the two funding opportunities announced today the Department is supporting design, manufacturing, demonstration, and testing of sustainable, environmentally responsible marine and hydrokinetic energy devices and components. Wave ...
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Renewable energy spurred on in Spain
General Motors plans to turn the roof of its Figueruelas (Zaragoza) factory into the largest solar plant in the world with production capacity of 10mW. The solar park will cover a surface area of 183,000 square meters on the roof, the equivalent of 42 football fields. The 84,848 solar panels needed are being installed at average rate of 2,000 per day. For its construction, General Motors has ...
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Carbon Trust backs cutting edge marine energy devices to help accelerate commercial deployment
The Carbon Trust is to support two cutting edge marine energy devices in a bid to accelerate the commercial development of wave and tidal energy in the UK. Projects to be supported through the Marine Energy Accelerator with Pelamis Wave Power and Marine Current Turbines will focus on installation and maintenance which currently account for up to 50% of the project costs of wave and tidal energy ...
By Carbon Trust
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Waveroller Featured In Physics World And Wave & Tidal Energy Network
Physics World on overcoming wave energy engineering challenges Water covers about 70% of the planet, and much of it, driven by the Sun, is in constant motion. For at least 200 years, visionaries have dreamt of harnessing this “blue energy” and using it to power the world. But engineering challenges in these environments – especially at sea – can be vast. Discover more ...
By AW-Energy Oy
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Carbon Trust to slash costs of marine energy by 20%
£1m Carbon Trust research initiative to reduce costs of marine energy using innovative technologies transferred from traditional industries including aviation, oil and gas.Giant turbine blades developed using technology from the aviation industry and underwater hydraulic power networks as used in the oil and gas industry are just two of the technologies that could be harnessed by the marine ...
By Carbon Trust
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Ocean Wave Energy Company Receives DOE Boost for Energy Storage Technology
Oscilla Power, Inc is pleased to announce that it has been selected for a $1.1 million Phase II SBIR award from the US Department of Energy. This award will help Oscilla develop a novel underwater energy storage technology and investigate how large-scale farms of ocean wave energy devices can be best connected to the grid. This award will allow a continuation of work previously completed by ...
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Energy Department Launches Competition to Drive Innovations in Wave Energy
The Energy Department today announced the opening of the registration period for the Wave Energy Prize competition that aims to double the state-of-the-art performance of wave energy conversion (WEC) devices over the next two years. By accelerating the development of WEC devices that capture more energy from ocean waves, the winning devices will help reduce costs and move wave energy closer to ...
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