The researchers behind MHKiT—as well as marine energy experts at NLR, like those pictured here—depend on MHKiT to guide their own research, a testament to its broad benefits for industry members and researchers alike. Photo by Gregory Cooper, National Laboratory of the Rockies.
Updated Tool Could Help Marine Energy Developers Save Time, Money, and Effort A team of national laboratory researchers recently released version 1.0 of the Marine Hydrokinetic Toolkit (MHKiT)—a free, publicly available software tool used to process, analyze, visualize, and standardize marine energy data. Marine energy—energy generated from ocean and river waves, currents, … [continued]
NLR researchers Ravi Kishore (left) and Erick Moreno Resendiz test their deployable thermomagnetic generator, which is designed to convert thermal energy from the ocean into electrical energy. This innovative technology aims to power a diverse range of sensors using the Curie effect. Photo by Agata Bogucka, National Laboratory of the Rockies.
Compact Thermomagnetic Generator Delivers Continuous Electricity Using Natural Temperature Differences Between Ocean Water and Air The key to future technologies can sometimes be found in the past. What Ravi Kishore is working to perfect, for example, has its origins in the 19th century imaginations of Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. … [continued]
Vanadium flow battery technology will be the first to take advantage of a new energy storage test facility hosted by the US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (courtesy of PNNL).
Vanadium flow battery technology will be the first to take advantage of a new energy storage test facility hosted by the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Developers typically use several computer models to assess new technology designs. Now, NREL researchers are building an all-in-one tool that makes it faster and easier to evaluate their designs in one platform. Photo by Gregory Cooper, NREL.
How a Forthcoming Modeling Tool Could Help Developers Rapidly Assess the Potential of Any Floating Device Can your technology triumph in the ocean? Ask SEA-Stack. True to its name, this one-of-a-kind, free, open-source tool combines (or stacks) multiple wave energy modeling capabilities into one user-friendly package. With SEA-Stack, wave energy … [continued]
Francesco La Camera, Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). (Photo for Cleantechnica by author)
The first day of the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) saw Francesco La Camera, the Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), delivering a resolute address, emphasizing the unprecedented dominance of renewables in new energy projects and firmly asserting that the global energy transition is accelerating, not faltering. … [continued]
Scotland’s Glen Sannox was launched with fanfare as the country’s first “green” ferry, meant to reduce the impact of crossings between the mainland and Arran. It was designed as a dual-fuel vessel, running on either marine diesel or liquefied natural gas, with the promise of cleaner air and lower emissions. … [continued]
Innovators in the US marine energy field continue to benefit from Energy Department support through the TEAMER network of research and testing resources.
The US startup OceanWell is scaling up its plans to deploy modular pods under the sea for energy efficient seawater desalination.
A newly announced collaboration between the US and Norway reveals that marine energy somehow made list of US President Trump's preferred energy resources under the "American Energy Dominance" plan (courtesy of NREL).
A newly announced collaboration between the US and Norway reveals that marine energy somehow made the list of US President Trump’s preferred energy resources under the “American Energy Dominance” plan.
ChatGPT generated a caricatured dockside bazaar where ship captains argue over fuel choices, surrounded by stalls hawking biofuels, e-fuels, wind kites, and shore power
In the wake of the International Maritime Organization’s vote to price carbon in shipping fuels, I had the opportunity to sit down with an insider and expert on maritime decarbonization, Tristan Smith. He’s the former director of a maritime advisory services consultancy, UMAS, and professor at University College London. This … [continued]
