Marine Energy News

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.

Triton team completes tests to inform recommendations for cost-effective, off-the-shelf technologies and methods for environmental monitoring at marine energy sites.

WPTO hosts 17 teams as part of the second Marine Energy Collegiate Competition and expands STEM for Marine Energy Portal resources.

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.

A new online database maps out scientific and regulatory data for marine energy regulators and developers to accelerate and reduce the cost of permitting.

Competitors presented, tested, and evaluated small, modular, cost-competitive desalination systems powered by ocean waves through two rounds of the Waves to Water prize and five concepts earned a chance to compete in the final test in the open water.