July 29, 2024
Empowering communities: Financing decentralised hydropower projects
In the quest for sustainable energy, the spotlight often shines on large-scale projects and grand initiatives. However, amidst the towering dams and sprawling solar farms, energy access with decentralised renewable energy (DRE) is revolutionising the global energy spectrum.
Learn more at https://www.ruralelec.org/empowering-communities-financing-decentralised-hydropower-projects/
April 11, 2024
Project dedicated to novel composite materials for tidal turbine blades backed with €500k
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has allocated just under €500,000 in funding for a project that aims to generate test data on novel composite materials used in tidal turbine blades.
Learn more at https://www.offshore-energy.biz/project-dedicated-to-novel-composite-materials-for-tidal-turbine-blades-backed-with-e500k/
March 6, 2024
El mar fuente de energía limpia | The Weather Channel en Español
El mar nos puede proveer además de sustento de energía y compatible con el cuidado del ambiente.
Learn more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKNecDJ6q6Y
February 15, 2024
Federal investment could bring tidal device test site to Cook Inlet
Ocean Renewable Power Company, a Maine-based marine energy organization, has developed an underwater turbine tidal device called the TidGen Power System.
Learn more at https://www.kdll.org/local-news/2024-02-15/federal-investment-could-bring-tidal-device-test-site-to-cook-inlet
February 7, 2024
US DOE allocates $6 million for development of tidal energy demo pilot site
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected two marine energy projects to receive $6 million for the development of a tidal energy research, development, and demonstration pilot site.
Learn more at https://www.offshore-energy.biz/us-doe-allocates-6-million-for-development-of-tidal-energy-demo-pilot-site/
February 6, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Invests Nearly $16 Million to Advance Marine Energy in the U.S.
In support of the President’s Investing in America agenda, the Department of Energy (DOE) today announced two innovative marine energy projects will receive a combined $6 million to develop a tidal energy research, development, and demonstration pilot site in the United States.
Learn more at https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-invests-nearly-16-million-advance-marine-energy-us-1
January 24, 2024
Irish-led marine turbine project hits testing milestone
The Crimson marine project is working on hydrokinetic turbines that can produce clean energy at a reduced cost.
Learn more at https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/ireland-marine-turbine-crimson-project-galway
January 24, 2024
RTM, dry braided fabric enable faster, cost-effective manufacture for hydrokinetic turbine components
Switching from prepreg to RTM led to significant time and cost savings for the manufacture of fiberglass struts and complex carbon fiber composite foils that power ORPC’s RivGen systems.
Learn more at https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/preview/8441a876-1a79-40c5-bfbe-e079088ce1ff
October 27, 2023
A Giant Wave Of Tidal Energy Is Coming For Your Diesel Generators
The tidal energy industry has been picking up steam over the past 20 or years or so, offering the promise of zero emission electricity from the natural, predictable, relentless, and infinite motion of the tides.
Learn more at https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/27/a-giant-wave-of-tidal-energy-is-coming-for-your-diesel-generators/