Archive for the ‘Wave’ Category

Ireland’s New Wave Energy Project

October 24th, 2009

Renewable Energy World reported this past week that Swedish power utility Vattenfall and Irish wave-energy developer Wavebob have announced plans to build a commercial-scale wave-energy project of…

Australia’s Own Wave Plant

March 20th, 2007

I seem to be finding wave plants one after another. Here is an article that describes what would in a few weeks time, be Australia's answer to global warming and thirst. Energetech si planning to …

Scotland’s Sea Snake Generators

February 21st, 2007

scotland is blessed with long coasts and now they are taking this resource to fruitful use by putting up four 160-meter wave power generators called "Sea Snakes" to generate electricity for …

Ocean Technology Research Gets a $5 Million Leg-Up

November 27th, 2006

What is in Florida that is world famous? The great beaches and ocean front of course! Now a new sea-side attraction is set to rise in Florida as the Florida Atlantic University has been given a $5 Mil…

Soon to Rise (or Sink): The Wave Hub

August 28th, 2006

What is the Wave Hub?

When it's funding is completed, it may become the newest, most innovative example of the UK's renewable energy program. The Wave Hub is a deep-sea electricity socket tha…

Ocean Power Technologies to Start Operating the First Wave Energy Plant

August 12th, 2006

ocean Power Technologies of London is set to build (what it claims to be) the first commercial wave plant in Europe. Located off the coast of Spain in cooperation with the French oil group, Total, the…