Despite publishing about 75 articles in the past week, there are still a ton of big news stories we couldn’t get to that we wouldn’t want you to miss. Here’s a summary post on some wind energy, energy efficiency, and other cleantech news from the past week: Wind Energy … [continued]
The U.S. has yet to deploy a fully commercial-scale wave power plant, while China is already planning for the installation of its second, third, and fourth wave power plants from SDE, an Israeli company. When they are all completed, SDE will have a total of 12 commercial wave power ventures worldwide … [continued]
A new report finds wave energy could supply 11 percent of Australia’s electricity by 2050. […]
Plans by US-based Ocean Power Technologies to build a 19MW wave energy farm in Australia have been boosted after it signed a “teaming agreement” on the much-delayed project with US defence giant Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin effectively replaces Australian company Leighton Holdings as the major contractor on the $230 … [continued]
Ocean waves could soon be powering thousands of homes and businesses in the Reedsport, Oregon area, and a good part of the credit will be due to the U.S. Navy. The Ocean Power Technologies technology, called PowerBuoy®, underwent two years of development at the Navy’s wave power test facility in … [continued]
Other than our dozens and dozens of stories and our other news roundups, here are some more noteworthy cleantech and dirty energy stories from the past week or so: Clean Energy (In General) Aruba has enlisted Sir Richard Branson in a 100% green energy push. “The Caribbean island of … [continued]
The Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) and American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) have announced “a partnership to explore how renewable energy can help the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) achieve mission objectives, save taxpayer money, and reduce risks associated with reliance on fossil fuels.” Here’s the rest of the announcement, from AEE: The two organizations … [continued]
The nation’s first ever grid-connected wave energy system went online this week, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, in Oahu. As Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus aptly put it in a Navy press release, “This project demonstrates the Navy and Marine Corps commitment to lead the country toward a new … [continued]
Underwater surveillance requires a certain supply of persistent power around the coasts, harbors, piers and offshore areas of this nation. Wave energy provides that certainty and reliability because nothing stops the supply chain of power from the roiling sea. [social_buttons] So the US Navy just awarded Lockheed Martin and Ocean … [continued]
