Wave Energy News

OPT appoints CEO and CTO

Ocean Power Technologies has appointed Robert Draper as its new chief executive officer.

OPT plans wave power facility with US defence firm

Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has signed a letter of intent with Lockheed Martin to collaborate in the development of a utility-scale wave power generation project in North America.

Carbon Trust to slash costs of marine energy by 20 percent

Carbon Trust has announced a £1m research initiative focusing on component technology innovation.

Resolute Marine Energy set to test its wave power device

Resolute Marine Energy Inc. was recently in news for taking its first step towards the commercialisation of its energy converter.

Ocean Navitas confirms conversion

Ocean Navitas Ltd and Nottingham Trent University are conducting tests on what is being described as a revolutionary energy conversion technology called the Aegir Dynamo.

"Best minds in the world" register for £10m Scottish government's prize

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has indicated that some of the "best minds in the world" have expressed interest in the £10 million prize being offered by the Scottish govern

Consortium seeks Barack Obama's support for wave energy
A consortium consisting of large utilities such as Pacific Gas & Electric, Portland General Electric and Florida Power & Light, environmental groups, energy think tanks and ocean energy d
Ocean Energy to raise up to €20 million
Ocean Energy is planning to raise up to €20 million towards the commercial development of a sea-driven turbine currently generating power off the west coast.  
Commercial-scale activity to increase significantly

A new study has projected that 86 MW of wave and tidal current stream capacity will be installed worldwide in the 2009 to 2013 period.

Ocean Harvesting plans a two-year scale model testing period
Ocean Harvesting Technologies, which has worked on a new patent-pending concept with unique abilities for producing an even power level despite the constantly varying and shifting motions of the

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