Below are stories about marine energy featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office.
September 18, 2023
Apply Now for the Marine Energy Graduate Student Research Program
Applications are now open for the 2024 Marine Energy Graduate Student Research Program. This program supports graduate students working on marine energy-focused research theses or dissertations. Applications are due December 1, 2023.
August 24, 2023
DOE Announces Upcoming $14.5 Million Funding Opportunity to Advance Marine Energy Research at U.S. Colleges and Universities
The Water Power Technologies Office, partnering with the Wind Energy Technologies Office, published a notice of intent for a $14.5 million funding opportunity to support marine energy research at U.S. institutions of higher education.
August 15, 2023
Ripple Effect: Otters, TV Sets, and Water Power: The Many Worlds of Maxine Hillman
At the Water Power Technologies Office, Maxine Hillman helps people understand climate challenges and solutions with her work on large national events and explainer videos that translate complex science related to hydropower and marine energy.
August 9, 2023
New Make a Splash Contest Seeks High-Impact Photos and Videos of Water Power
WPTO today launched the Make a Splash Contest, a new prize seeking the best photos and videos of water power technologies, research and development activities, infrastructure, and the people and communities contributing to or benefitting from water power.
August 2, 2023
New Funding Available to Seed Water Power Research at Minority-Serving Institutions
The Water Power Technologies Office and the Minority-Serving Institutions STEM Research and Development Consortium opened a $1.2 million funding opportunity for promising water power research ideas from minority-serving colleges and universities.
July 14, 2023
Eighteen Small Businesses Receive Funding for Hydropower and Marine Energy Research and Development
As part of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer program, the Water Power Technologies Office selected 18 hydropower and marine energy projects that can help spur water power-focused innovation across the country.
July 13, 2023
Ripple Effect: Mirko Musa Wants to Rescue Rivers—and the World—With Help From Water Power
Mirko Musa, an R&D associate staff member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was always fascinated by the power of rivers and how they sculpt landscapes. Now, he’s finding ways to harness that power and protect rivers at the same time.
July 11, 2023
Sea Grant and U.S. Department of Energy Fund Projects Seeking to Advance Energy Transitions in Remote and Island U.S. Communities
The National Sea Grant College Program and the Water Power Technologies Office announced projects in Alaska, Guam, and Hawaiʻi that will examine how adoption of ocean renewable energy could support sustainable energy systems.
June 21, 2023
Water Power Technologies Office to Launch Hydropower and Marine Energy Photo and Video Contest
To encourage the public to take a closer look at all that water power has to offer and to document its importance to the U.S. energy grid, the Water Power Technologies Office is launching the Make A Splash Photo and Video Contest!
June 13, 2023
Ripple Effect: Patrick O’Byrne Has Seen (and Fixed!) Generators at Almost Every Kind of Power Plant but for Now Has a Home in Tidal Energy
As a water power intern at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Patrick O’Byrne constructs and studies tidal energy technologies, which are still relatively new but could help the country achieve its clean energy goals.