The Potential & Challenges Of Developing Blue Energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:15:03 +0000

blue energyIt’s possible to design machines that are anchored to the deep ocean bottom that will “fly” in the current, like kites in the wind. In the future, large-scale commercial-scale deployments composed of many turbines to generate power-plant quantities of ocean electricity could become common.

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Wärtsilä’s VP Of Storage Andy Tang Talks Microgrids & Maximizing Renewables

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:52:44 +0000

Wärtsilä Torrens Island 250 MW / 250 MWh Battery facilityAndy Tang, Wärtsilä’s global VP of energy storage and optimization, talks microgrids, optimizing battery safety and revenue, and flexible fuels.

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PNNL Makes Waves in New Issue of Journal of Marine Science & Engineering

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 04:10:24 +0000

Harnessing the power of waves, tides, and currents could unlock the secrets to achieving greater energy security with minimal environmental impact. By some estimates, there are enough marine energy resources in the U.S. to meet a whopping 57 percent of the nation’s energy needs — supporting a clean energy future and creating new jobs. But how […]

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A TEAMER Approach to Fighting Climate Change

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 07 May 2022 13:01:46 +0000

How Do We Build a Successful Marine Energy Industry? Build a TEAMER Article courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy “It was getting hotter.” That is how the science fiction book The Ministry for the Future starts. The main character, Frank May, looks out his apartment window at […]

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River-Powered Villages to Hydropower Water Power Successes: WPTO Accomplishments Report

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 01 May 2022 20:54:08 +0000

From River-Powered Villages to Hydropower Regulations, NREL Projects Earn Spotlight in Water Power Technologies, WPTO, Office 2020–2021 Accomplishments Report This year, several of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) recent water power successes earned spots in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office’s (WPTO) 2020–2021 Accomplishments Report. “This report highlights numerous achievements and results […]

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Instant Drinking Water: Just Add Wave Energy & Solar Panels

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:20:12 +0000

solar panels wave energy desalination OnekapngA new, easy-to-install desalination system runs on wave energy with an assist from on-board solar panels

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Ocean Energy? River Power? There’s A Toolkit For That

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:20:07 +0000

Revamped Software Offers Marine Energy Industry the Data It Needs To Succeed, Ocean Energy & River Power Is marine energy finally here? This question, in various forms, pops up in news articles every year if not every month. In 2021, Wired Magazine claimed, “The United States is finally trying to unlock the power of wave energy.” In 2022, […]

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