Hydropower News

Team conducts in-water demonstrations for a novel “Water Horse” hydrokinetic device that sits above rushing rivers, taking a first step to collect data to analyze its true costs and validate its potential as a reliable, lower-cost source of clean energy.

WPTO selected 10 projects to receive funding as part of efforts to support marine energy R&D and testing infrastructure.

The Portal and Repository for Information on Marine Renewable Energy now features a centralized search engine for marine energy information, and the team launches a lessons-learned documentation effort.

Two deployed river hydrokinetic system help power Igiugig, Alaska, simultaneously reducing diesel dependence and supporting a local workforce.

Research team conducts tests to advance a flying underwater kite that could power deep sea research by harnessing and storing clean ocean energy from slow-moving currents.

The newly awarded Atlantic Marine Energy Center will provide research and testing capabilities for marine energy, with the awarded coalition focusing on ocean-based industries.

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory outfitted the SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system with a customized Modular Ocean Data Acquisition system, which will allow handlers to control the device from afar and collect real-time data.

Sandia Wave Energy Power Take-Off Lab provides its first simulations for an industry partner, AquaHarmonics, leveraging its unique capabilities to evaluate performance on the wave energy converter device in advance of open-ocean testing in Hawaii.

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.