OTEC International LLC (OTI) was selected to build a one-megawatt demonstration plant by the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai’i Authority (NELHA) to test the full power cycle of ocean thermal energy conversion for electricity. Baltimore-based OTI has built its OTEC design on decades of innovation, combining proprietary technology with off-the-shelf components. Privately funded OTI has [...]
A ‘brown cloud’ of pollution over the Indian Ocean resulting from human activities has led to stronger tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea, according to an international team of scientists. The findings appear in a paper published this month in the journal Nature titled Arabian Sea tropical cyclones intensified by emissions of black carbon and [...]
The North American maritime and ocean research community will benefit greatly from federal funding of more than $1.7 million recently awarded to NERACOOS, the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems. NERACOOS, a component of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), spans coastal waters from the Canadian Maritime Provinces of Nova Scotia and [...]
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, will begin in Durban, South Africa, today. Representatives of the world’s governments, international organizations and civil society will seek to advance, in a balanced fashion, the implementation of the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, as well as the Bali Action Plan, agreed at COP 13 in 2007, and the [...]
Wind Energy Update reports export and inter-array cables are exposed to a hostile, high-risk environment during a wind farm’s operational life. Given that they comprise a hefty portion of an offshore wind farm’s capital expenditure costs, preventive maintenance for submarine conductors should be a priority for operators, according to the latest Offshore Operations and Maintenance [...]
A family spending the day by the sea were treated to an octopus’ excursion on shore. Â They found the creature in the shallows and started filming, not knowing that he would venture up on land to their video-making delight. Â The octopus proceeded to regurgitate a crab and then returned to the ocean. Apparently this is [...]
W2 Energy, Inc., Â a developer of green energy, is pleased to announce it has completed construction of the WaterHelix hydrokinetic power head. OnNovember 1, 2010, W2 Energy purchased pending patents 12/508,990 and 12/696,631, representing designs for a new hydrokinetic power system.This purchase agreement required W2 Energy to build a working version of what it calls [...]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a groundbreaking shark conservation rule that prohibits the recreational and commercial harvest, possession and landing of tiger and hammerhead sharks in state waters (up to 3 miles off the Atlantic coast and up to 9 miles off the Gulf coast). “The Commission should be commended for implementing [...]
The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide GBP150m of long-term funding to Vattenfall for the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm. With 100 wind turbines, each 115m tall, and a generating capacity of 300MW this is the largest offshore wind farm operating anywhere in the world. The wind farm, inaugurated in September 2010, is an important [...]
Florida scientists and veterinarians studying the causes of sea turtle deaths in the Gulf of Mexico have been awarded $227,793 for the first year of an anticipated three-year, $653,379 project to determine how the red tide toxin, or brevetoxin, affects turtle health. Endangered sea turtles inhabit areas in the Gulf of Mexico where toxic red [...]
OpenHydro announced  it was named Best Company in the ‘Other Renewable Energy’ category by the Global Cleantech Cluster Association http://www.globalcleantech.org/awards/ . Winning the GCCA Later Stage Award demonstrates OpenHydro’s significant success in the growing cleantech industry. OpenHydro was nominated for the GCCA Later Stage Award by GCCA Member Cluster An tSlà Ghlas, The Green Way – Ireland’s Cleantech [...]
Voith Hydro Wavegen, the Inverness-based marine energy company, has cause to celebrate after successfully handing over the world’s first full life wave power plant into commercial operation.  The ocean renewable energy industry is moving to the next level with the completion of the first grid-connected marine power plant in Spain. Wavegen was the first company [...]
A new oil spill, estimated to have released as much as 157,000 gallons per day into Brazil’s Campos Basin, is the latest evidence of the dangers of offshore drilling. This accident is just one of many oil spills that occur each day, and often go unnoticed. Yet, they do extraordinary damage to marine ecosystems.  Oceana, [...]
Chevron Corp has taken full responsibility for a major oil spill in Brazil’s Campos Basin as a result of drilling a well in about 4,000 feet of water 230 miles northeast of Rio de Janeiro. Â Oil has been leaking since November 8th. Chevron has indicated that they have plugged the well, but oil continues to [...]
The globe experienced its eighth warmest October since record keeping began in 1880. Arctic sea ice extent was the second smallest extent on record for October at 23.5 percent below average. Additionally, La Niña conditions strengthened during October 2011. According to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, La Niña is expected to continue through the Northern Hemisphere [...]
In its largest marketing campaign to date, Vestas, the global leader in wind energy, is using LinkedIn and Bloomberg Businessweek to reach out to corporate decision makers, informing them about the brand building and financial benefits of investing in wind energy. Vestas believes that corporations are part of the solution for climate change and they [...]
Aquamarine Power Gets Green Light for 2.4MW Demonstration Project in Orkney
Ecotricity Enters Wave Energy Industry
Alstom and SSE Renewables Create Joint Venture to Co-Develop World’s Largest Wave Farm off the Coast of Scotland
Pelamis Wave Power Up for Sale
Major New Green Energy Fund Acquires Stake in Aquamarine Power
Eco Wave Power Company is Taking the Fast Track to Success
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