Archives: Wave Power

Game-Changing Wave Energy Power Verification

December 8, 2020 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Wave Power.

The world of energy is all about innovation and making ambitious leaps forward in projects that might otherwise have failed. However, there is something to be said for the development of this new game-changing wave energy power verification system. This is designed by Eco Wave Power, and it could be one of the most exciting • Read More »

Wave Hi to Wave Farms

September 7, 2016 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Wave Power.

Wave power is increasingly becoming popular, gradually gaining momentum. Recently, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced funding of up to $40 million for the development of the first open-water wave-energy-testing facility in the country. For several years, wave energy has failed to keep pace with solar and wind energy, partly because harnessing this power • Read More »

Ocean Energy Becomes the Star in New NatGeo Episode

December 20, 2015 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Wave Power.

If you’re a fly on the wall at the COP21 in Paris, you’ll probably hear the world leaders talk about natural gas, wind energy, and solar power. What you may not hear about is ocean energy. This isn’t really surprising since it’s a relatively new technology and isn’t as popular as other clean energy sources. • Read More »

The Ups and Downs of Wave Energy Technology

October 31, 2008 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Wave Power.

In January 2008, I had talked about how Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) in Northern California was working with Finavera to deploy an offshore wave farm. The AquaBuoys were to be placed out to sea a little north of San Francisco in Humboldt County. Well, now the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has stricken this • Read More »

Triton Underwater Wave Farm Being Developed in Bermuda

October 6, 2008 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Wave Power.

Triton Renewable Energy Limited has teamed up with Renewable Energy Holdings to develop an underwater wave farm off the shores of the island of Bermuda. Now, I’ve talked about wave power many times and I’ve even mentioned offshore wind farms as well. One of the largest objections by environmentalists to wave farms has been the • Read More »

Wave Power Station Heads to Australia

June 16, 2008 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Wave Power.

Ocean Power Technologies has teamed up with Griffin Wave Energy, ltd. to bring a wave power station to Western Australia. Griffin is already one of the leading suppliers of diversified energy in Western Australia delivering electricity from gas, coal and wind power. Ocean Power Technologies is slated to hand over a turnkey wave power station • Read More »

Wave Farm Destined For Scottish Waters

March 14, 2008 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Wave Power.

I’ve talked before about wave power being the wave of the future. This past January, I even talked about the Finavera AquaBuOYs bobbing up and down off the shores of Northern California. But, now Scotland has thrown their hat in the watery ring of wave power. In fact, Scotland is dead set on developing the • Read More »