The U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office Powering the Blue Economy™ initiative is a meaningful first step toward protecting, understanding, and leveraging the immense power and promise of the oceans to help us achieve our collective economic, social, and environmental goals. Collaboration and engagement are central to efforts supporting communities and marine life while sustainably providing power to the blue economy.
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February 9, 2021
Energy Department Announces Finalists to Advance to Next Stage of “Waves to Water” Desalination Prize
U.S. Department of Energy announced 10 winners in the ADAPT stage of the Waves to Water Prize.
January 13, 2021
River Hydrokinetics Reduce Dependence on Diesel in Alaska
In 2019, the Alaskan village of Igiugig worked with Ocean Renewable Power Company to deploy the RivGen® Power System.
January 13, 2021
First-Ever Marine Energy Collegiate Competition Engaged 100+ Students Across Diverse Disciplines
The Marine Energy Collegiate Competition is challenging university students to propose technical solutions and business cases for marine energy.
January 13, 2021
First Round of WPTO-NOAA Prize Engages Over 60 Teams, Challenges Competitors To Improve Hurricane Monitoring Technology
The Ocean Observing Prize is a competition designed to incentivize the development of marine energy-powered, self-charging ocean observing platforms.
January 13, 2021
WPTO Prize Unveils 17 Promising Wave-Powered Desalination Designs
The Waves to Water Prize is a five-stage prize to accelerate the development of small, modular, wave-powered desalination systems.
January 13, 2021
New WPTO-Led Initiative Drives Marine Energy as a Future Enabler of Growth in the Blue Economy, New Scientific Discovery, and Resilient Communities
WPTO’s Powering the Blue Economy™ initiative has granted more than 85 awards and built new partnerships to catalyze innovation in marine energy.
October 20, 2020
The 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC) Announces Participants
17 teams have been chosen to participate in the 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition: Powering the Blue Economy™.
October 19, 2020
Removing the Element of Surprise: Ocean Observing Prize Solicits Designs for Tomorrow’s Storm Tracking Technology
DOE and NOAA announce the opening of Ocean Observing Prize's DEVELOP Competition to better understand how to forecast hurricanes.
October 15, 2020
DOE Launches Partnership Initiative to Strengthen Remote and Islanded Communities’ Energy Resilience
DOE launches new project to enable remote and islanded communities to plan for, withstand, and recover from energy disruptions.
September 9, 2020
Second Annual Marine Energy Collegiate Competition Open for Applications
WPTO has opened the 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition for applications.