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Below are stories about marine energy featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office.
The University of New Hampshire won the 5th annual Marine Energy Collegiate Competition.
Explore the marine energy projects featured in the Water Power Technologies Office’s 2022–2023 Accomplishments Report and learn how they are working to harness this resource for clean, reliable power.
Andrew Simms, a researcher at National Renewable Energy Laboratory, discusses how a childhood experience, his father’s influence, and his quest to find a sense of purpose led him to a career path where he is searching for the “big answer” in wave energy.
The latest edition of the “On the Road with WPTO” series explores team members’ visits to the Pacific Northwest, a coastal city in the Netherlands, and other locations to meet with researchers, industry representatives, and others working in water power!
The Water Power Technologies Office opened applications for the 2025 Hydropower and Marine Energy Collegiate Competitions, which engage and educate students about real-world challenges facing these sectors and career opportunities in water power.
The Water Power Technologies Office released its 2022–2023 Accomplishments Report, which showcases more than 40 hydropower and marine energy successes from projects at national laboratories, companies, and academic institutions across the country.
The Water Power Technologies Office and the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education announced five students selected for the Marine Energy Graduate Student Research Program. They will work with mentors to advance their marine energy research.
Jennifer Garson, the outgoing director of the Water Power Technologies Office, shares how saying “OK” to opportunities led her to working in clean energy and her thoughts on the important role water power plays in the clean energy transition.
The Water Power Technologies Office and Minority-Serving Institutions STEM Research and Development Consortium announced nearly $1.2 million for high-impact water power research projects at minority-serving colleges and universities.
Chinmayee Subban, a researcher at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, shares what farmers taught her about water, how marine energy could power carbon capture, and how her daughter helps gauge how relevant her research is to broad audiences.