World’s first tidal farm off the coast of Scotland
An underwater turbine that is set to be used in Scotland’s first and only consented tidal power project has successfully completed an initial testing...
Oasis like power plants designed to gather solar and wind power
Solar Wind Desert Power Plant is a new design proposal of the artist and inventor Michael Jantzen.
He imagine a large public gathering place inspired...
Maine students became experts in renewable energy
A hydropower turbine has the potential to not only create energy, but has also sparked the creation of both a renewable energy company and...
The UK’s first Marine Energy Park
Energy from the waves or tides has the potential to generate up to 27GW of power in the UK alone by 2050, equivalent to...
Portuguese Wave Farm made by Pelamis Wave Power
Giant Pelamis system is a device developed by Scottish company Pelamis Wave Power, which uses wave power to generate electricity.
Pelamis machine is made up...
Wave energy testing in Oregon
A site has been selected near Newport, Ore., for a new wave energy test program, the first of its kind in the United States...
How to generate electricity from fresh water and salty ocean water
Stanford researchers have developed a battery that takes advantage of the difference in salinity between freshwater and seawater to produce electricity.
Anywhere freshwater enters the...
India has more than 7,000 MW of Tidal Power Potential
A recent study performed by the Indian government shows the country has an estimated 8,000 megawatts of tidal energy potential.
According to the assessment, the...
UK investments to exploit wave and tidal stream energy
Three major research and development projects that will help to develop the wave and tidal stream energy technologies of the future are set to...
Converting tidal energy into electricity with whale’s help
Interest in developing alternative energy sources is driving the consideration of a promising technology that uses underwater turbines to convert ocean tidal energy into...