Marine Energy News & Publications

During Waterpower Week, which took place April 5–7, 2022, in Washington, D.C., the Water Power Technologies Office launched two collegiate competitions, a new prize, and a request for information. Read the recap of these existing announcements.

Marine energy technologies hold incredible potential to help the United States meet its clean energy goals. The WPTO 2020–2021 Accomplishments Report highlights a few of the projects and teams working to advance these technologies.

CalWave launched its (and California’s) first at-sea, long-duration wave energy pilot project, bringing the xWave technology closer to providing grid-connected electricity for coastal communities.

WPTO released their first-ever Multi-Year Program Plan, mapping out the Office’s key goals and initiatives through 2025. This report will guide future water power R&D and inform hydropower and marine energy stakeholders of expected milestones.

Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) Director Jennifer Garson presents the 2020-2021 WPTO Accomplishments Report, which highlights achievements from WPTO-supported research across its Hydropower and Marine Energy programs.

Read the letter from Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, featured in the Water Power Technologies Office’s 2020-2021 Accomplishments Report.

From a report on markets marine energy could serve, a national lab team focuses on 10 key research areas that are fundamental challenges for marine energy to integrate into high-priority ocean-based industry applications.

The TEAMER program grew substantially in its second year to 37 requests for technical support in Fiscal Year 2021—and expanded its network from 30 to include more than 90 different capabilities.

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