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.

WPTO is accepting applications for the latest round of funding under the Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program under Section 242 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

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.

H2O recently launched the Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH) Valuation Tool, a web-based platform that takes users through the valuation process presented in the Pumped Storage Hydropower Valuation Guidebook.

On December 7, WPTO will host a webinar on the water power-focused topics in the FY 2022 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. Speakers will share highlights on each WPTO topic and sub-topic.

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.