hydrokinetic technology News
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Department of energy awards $37 million for Marine and Hydrokinetic energy technology development
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced selections for more than $37 million in funding to accelerate the technological and commercial readiness of emerging marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies, which seek to generate renewable electricity from the nation's oceans and free-flowing rivers and streams. The 27 projects range from concept studies and component design research to ...
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BAE Systems: Canadian Renewable Energy Company Receives Significant R&D Backing to Commercialize Its Technology
As part of its continued support of Canada's knowledge-based economy, BAE Systems today announced an agreement to assist the ongoing technical needs of renewable energy company Instream Energy Systems of Vancouver, Canada. Instream specializes in developing and installing the next generation of hydrokinetic power generation systems, which convert the kinetic energy in moving water into ...
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DOE Announces Webinars on Residential Energy Efficiency, Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Development Risk Management, and More
EERE offers webinars to the public on a range of subjects, from adopting the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, to training for the clean energy workforce. Webinars are free; however, advanced registration is typically required. You can also watch archived webinars and browse previously aired videos, slides, and transcripts. Upcoming Webinars December 11: Live Webinar ...
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Energy Department Announces $10 Million for Full-Scale Wave Energy Device Testing
The Energy Department, in coordination with the Navy, today announced funding for two companies that will continue to advance marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technology as a viable source for America’s clean energy future. Ocean Energy USA and Northwest Energy Innovations will test their innovative wave energy conversion (WEC) devices for one year in new deep water test berths at the ...
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C-Power Wins DOE Funding for H3 StingRAY Design
Announcement: C·Power Wins DOE Funding for H3 StingRAY Design. The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded DOE funding for design of the H3 StingRAY! Congrats to the project PI Pukha Lenee-Bluhm! Congrats to rest of the team as well! #waveenergy #doe #marinehydrokinetic “WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced selections for up to $24.9 million ...
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Ocean Power Technologies Awarded $4.8 Million by US Department of Energy
PENNINGTON, N.J. - Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT and London Stock Exchange AIM: OPT) ("OPT" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has won two new funding awards totaling $4.8 million from the US Department of Energy (“DoE”). OPT plans to use the first award, for $2.4 million, in connection with the construction and deployment of one of its PB150 ...
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New developments in hydropower can supercharge Obama’s green jobs plan
The goals of the President’s Green Jobs Plan are to create five million new jobs, repower America, slow global climate change and free America from dependence on imported oil. Now Bourne Energy has developed a series of renewable energy technologies based on hydropower, that will speed up the transition. Hydropower is already the nation’s oldest and largest renewable energy source. It provides ...
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Maine Deploys First U.S. Commercial, Grid-Connected Tidal Energy Project
Today, Energy Secretary Steven Chu recognized the nation’s first commercial, grid-connected tidal energy project off the coast of Eastport, Maine. Leveraging a $10 million investment from the Energy Department, Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) will deploy its first commercial tidal energy device into Cobscook Bay this summer. The project, which injected $14 million into the local ...
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Calling All Coders: Help Advance America`s Wave Power Industry
With more than 50% of the nation's population living within 50 miles of coastlines, we have vast potential to provide clean, renewable electricity to communities and cities across the United States using marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies. To help this emerging industry develop new models and tools that improve the design, development, and optimization of wave energy devices, the Energy ...
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Ocean Power Technologies deploys wave energy device off Hawaii coast
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) announced on February 1 that it has successfully deployed one of its PowerBuoy wave energy devices about a mile offshore from a U.S. Marine Corps Base on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. The device generates up to 40 kilowatts of power from the rise and fall of the waves, and since its deployment in December 2009, it has been generating power within ...
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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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Innovative Wave Power Device Starts Producing Clean Power in Hawaii
With support from the Energy Department and the U.S. Navy, a prototype wave energy device has advanced successfully from initial concept to grid-connected, open-sea pilot testing. The device, called Azura, was recently launched and installed in a 30-meter test berth at the Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in Kaneohe Bay, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. This pilot testing is now giving ...
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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 Announces $8 Million to Develop Advanced Components for Wave, Tidal, and Current Energy Systems
The Energy Department today announced $8 million in available funding to spur innovation in next-generation marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) control and component technologies. In the United States, waves, tides, and ocean currents represent a largely untapped renewable energy resource that could provide clean, affordable energy to homes and businesses across the country's coastal regions. ...
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DOE Announces Webinars on the Buildings of the Future Research Project, O&M Best Practices for Small PV Systems, and More
EERE offers webinars to the public on a range of subjects, from adopting the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, to training for the clean energy workforce. Webinars are free; however, advanced registration is typically required. You can also watch archived webinars and browse previously aired videos, slides, and transcripts. Upcoming Webinars December 3: Live Webinar on ...
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W2 Energy, Inc. Acquires Hydrokinetic Laboratory, LLC
GUELPH, ON - W2 Energy, Inc., a clean energy company (PINKSHEETS: WTWO), announced today that it has purchased 100% of Hydrokinetic Laboratory, LLC (www.hklabllc.com), developer of the HyPEG underwater power system. W2 Energy, Inc. introduces its new subsidiary, W2 Hydrokinetics (W2H), continuing its clean energy diversity expansion. The HyPEG (hydro kinetically powered electrical generator) ...
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DOE Announces Webinars on Solar Program Overview, Best Practices in Developing a Tribal Strategic Energy Plan, and More
EERE offers webinars to the public on a range of subjects, from adopting the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, to training for the clean energy workforce. Webinars are free; however, advanced registration is typically required. You can also watch archived webinars and browse previously aired videos, slides, and transcripts. Upcoming Webinars January 22: Marine and ...
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