The Scottish wave energy company, Aquamarine Power, has closed its office in Newport, Oregon at least for the time being. Aquamarine had established a one-person office in Oregon last year with the intent of deploying its wave energy buoy in the state’s coastal waters, but stated that a lack of certainty regarding the state’s marine [...]
What could be worse than a storm that packs the punch of a category 3 hurricane coming ashore, the same storm when temperatures are low enough to make it a blizzard! The western coast of Alaska has been battered with an epic storm from the Bering Sea the likes of which has not been [...]
NOAA has announced that the high number of seal deaths that have occurred along the New England coast since September has been declared an “Unusual Mortality Event.” This will enable the agency to direct additional resources to further investigate the cause of these seal deaths. “We want to remind people to not get close to [...]
During December 4 – 8, 2011, at the Omni Galleria in Houston, Texas, hundreds of experts and leaders from academic institutions, government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector will come together at the 2nd State of the Gulf of Mexico Summit (SGM SUMMIT2011). Unprecedented cooperation has established the groundwork for this diverse conference. Leaders have [...]
The Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition (OREC) unveiled the first U.S. Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Technology Roadmap. The roadmap describes the issues, challenges and opportunities facing the MHK industry and outlines a clear and logical path to its commercialization. Technologies that capture energy from free-flowing waves, tides and currents represent the potential to provide up to [...]
Pathology experts contracted by NOAA have identified the bacteria Brucella in five bottlenose dolphins that died in the northern Gulf of Mexico. These five are among the 580 dolphins in higher than expected strandings that began in February 2010 and are continuing. NOAA has declared it an “unusual mortality event,” triggering a focused, expert investigation [...]
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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