Marine Energy News

To support irrigation districts in upgrading outdated systems, national laboratory researchers developed a tool that provides system designs for districts to understand the benefits of hydropower to decarbonize agriculture.

With support from partners, the U.S. Department of Energy’s I AM Hydro Prize awarded $175,000 in cash prizes to 11 teams for their novel concepts to apply new advanced manufacturing techniques for hydropower.

The open-source WEC-Sim software is recognized with a 2021 R&D 100 Award, while researchers at NASA and Lockheed Martin apply the software to help ensure the safety of the future crew of the Artemis I mission.

Team of industry and academic researchers advance the validation of a novel floating oscillating surge wave energy converter at the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey.

WPTO-supported committee publishes new internationally recognized standards that will pave the way for the most promising marine energy technologies to achieve commercialization.

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.

Research demonstrates the potentially game-changing thermoplastic resin material for marine applications at a meaningful scale.

The Virtual Seedling Water Power Innovation R&D Showcase brought together more than 40 researchers to provide details and insight into innovations funded through the WPTO Seedlings program, a novel effort funding advancements in marine energy.

A multilab team of researchers identifies renewable marine energy resource potential and continues to refine these assessments as resources are further developed.

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.