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CorPower Wave Conversion System Investigations Have Commenced in North Atlantic

Accessibility of renewable energy to remote islands and coastal areas is the new aim of Europe.

19 Feb 2018

Efficient and Cost-Effective Technique to Capture Wave Energy from Oceans

Wave energy, in contrast to solar and wind energy, has been relatively costly and difficult to tap. However, engineers at Sandia National Laboratories have been endeavoring to change the scenario with influence from other industries.

31 Oct 2017

Sandia Engineers Try to Optimize Performance of Wave-Energy Converters

Wave energy is one of the largest unexploited clean energy sources on earth, and one day it could potentially power millions of households across the United States. Although it has been years since the power of ocean waves was first analyzed, wave energy continues to be one of the toughest energy sources to harness.

14 Oct 2016

Simple, Reliable and Efficient Design to Harness Power from Ocean Currents

Fossil fuels propelled the Industrial Revolution and subsequent technological advances. However, our future cannot be based on them, if only because they are a finite resource; and we are very close to exhausting them.

4 Mar 2016

Cape Sharp Tidal Completes Two Significant Milestone Operations in Tidal Energy Demonstration Project

Cape Sharp Tidal, a joint venture between Emera and OpenHydro, has completed two significant milestone operations in preparation for the next phase of the tidal energy demonstration project—the installation of its subsea power cable and the launch of its deployment barge.

12 Dec 2015

Atlantic Towing to Provide Marine Tug and Barge Services for Cape Sharp Tidal Project

Atlantic Towing Limited of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia has secured a contract to provide marine tug and barge services to the Cape Sharp Tidal project. Cape Sharp Tidal is a multi-phase project with plans to grid-connect a 4MW demonstration tidal array in Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy in the coming months.

22 Oct 2015

Nam Ngiep II Hydro Power Plant Features Toshiba’s Hydro Turbines and Generators

Toshiba Corporation announced that Toshiba Hydro Power (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. (THPC) has supplied three hydro turbines and generators for Nam Ngiep II hydro power plant in Lao PDR after taking its order from China International Water & Electric Corporation, a subsidiary of China Three Gorges Corporation. The hydro power plant started commercial operation on September 27th.

20 Oct 2015