Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT and London Stock Exchange AIM: OPT) (“OPT” or the “Company”) announces that it has signed a groundbreaking Settlement Agreement (“SA”) with 11 federal and state agencies and three non-governmental stakeholders for its utility-scale wave power project at Reedsport, Oregon

CTC Marine Projects (a member of Trico Marine Group) has commenced the load out of the 25 kilometre armoured power cable and its hub as part of the Wave Hub project, which will go offshore this month.

NOAA has awarded $750,000 for the first year of an anticipated $3 million research investment to develop the information and tools critically needed to plan for sea level rise and other consequences of climate change along more than 300 miles of the northern Gulf of Mexico’s shoreline.

The U.S. Department of Energy has designated the Center for Ocean Energy Technology (COET) at Florida Atlantic University as a national center for ocean energy research and development.

Oilsands giant Syncrude was found guilty Friday on both environmental charges it was facing in connection with the April 2008 deaths of 1,606 ducks in one of its northern Alberta tailings ponds.  Syncrude was …

Science Daily has reported that in a quantitative analysis, the first of its kind regarding climate change, a group of Stanford University researchers found that the relatively small group of scientists who remain unconvinced …

A new master’s program in Marine Conservation and Policy will be offered by Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) beginning with the fall 2010 semester. The 12-month interdisciplinary program is …

The American Physical Society, a leading organization of physicists, has issued the following press release to persuade congressional leaders to increase research investments for future energy technologies that will strengthen energy security and reduce …

 
NOAA ship Delaware II departs Key West, Fla., today to collect tunas, swordfish and sharks, to gather data about the conditions these highly migratory species are experiencing in waters around the Gulf of Mexico spill …

The first determination of “beach-fall” of oil along the Alabama and northwest Florida beaches has been made, say National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded geologists at the University of South Florida (USF).
Ping Wang and USF graduate …

Hands Across the Sand is a movement made of people of all walks of life and crosses political affiliations. This movement is not about politics; it is about protection of our coastal economies, oceans, …

We have learned a great deal about how the oil industry operates in past few months. They are very secretive and will only be forthcoming about their operations and resulting environmental impact if threatened by authorities

Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power announces that it has successfully raised an additional £6 million ($8.8 million U.S.) of funding.
This follows the recent unveiling of the design of its Oyster 2 device which will …

A groundbreaking, two-year research project led by the DEP shows  minimal environmental impact would occur at sites proposed for several wind energy projects off the coast of New Jersey, which is a national leader …

BP has announced significant progress in its half-billion dollar pledge to the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI). Three research institutions in the Gulf region will receive a total of $25 million in fast-track …

Conservation efforts aimed at protecting endangered Caribbean corals may be overlooking regions where corals are best equipped to evolve in response to global warming and other climate challenges.
That’s the take-home message of a paper …