Marine Energy News

WPTO selected three students for the next Marine and Hydrokinetic Graduate Student Research Program cohort. These students will undertake research to advance the understanding and development of marine energy renewable resources.

DOE announces $25 million in funding for eight innovative projects that will support increased research, development, and demonstration of wave energy technologies and represent the first round of open-water testing at the PacWave South test site.

WPTO and NOAA awarded additional support to the six teams competing in the BUILD Contest of the Ocean Observing Prize, which challenges innovators to integrate marine renewable energy with ocean observation platforms.

With funding from WPTO, C-Power and Saab are partnering on a 6-month trial of an autonomous portable wave converter that will use the ocean’s waves to produce clean energy while simultaneously mapping the vastly unexplored ocean.

In Alaska, where temperatures are rising faster than anywhere else in the United States, decarbonizing the power grid is no easy feat. WPTO is helping Alaskans tap a massive renewable energy source rushing through their state: water.

STEM disciplines, or the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, are critical to understanding our world and developing solutions to complex challenges.

DOE's Water Power Technologies Office is excited to announce the latest addition to our growing team of water power experts, Elaine Buck. Read up on the unique experience that Elaine brings to the team.

Applications are open for the Marine and Hydrokinetic Graduate Student Research Program. The application period is open until December 10, 2021, at 5PM Eastern.

DOE announced funding for continuing research and development projects in the SBIR/STTR program, including $8.1 million for seven hydropower and marine energy projects.

Trent Dillon, a Ph.D. student at the University of Washington in Seattle, will explore location-specific options and opportunities for the Makah Tribe in Neah Bay, Washington, to harness wave energy.