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Category: Marine Power

Two Quirky Turbines, Combined At Sea

A Japanese company will apparently give hybrid wind-and-tidal energy a go with a device employing Darrieus and Savonius turbines. Read more →

by Pete Danko

Big Pharma Fail: Scots Reject GSK Renewables

Illustration of proposed wind turbines at the Montrose, Scotland, facility (image via GlaxoSmithKline)

GlaxoSmithKline wants to power a Scottish manufacturing plant with renewable energy, but its proposals keep getting shot down. Read more →

by Pete Danko

A Video Primer On The Power Of Marine Energy

An emerging clean energy technology called marine and hydrokinetic energy -- or ocean power -- uses water to generate electricity in a different way, and has yet to get on many people’s radar. Read more →

by U.S. Department of Energy

Is There Hope For Hydropower As The Climate Changes?

As the world gets hotter everywhere, some areas get wetter, more drier, and extreme weather becomes more common, how will the potential of hydropower to generate renewable electricity change? Read more →

by Mat McDermott

Doing Wave Energy With No Moving Parts

Oscilla Power says its reverse magnetostriction technology showed well in Lake Washington this winter, and will undergo New Hampshire testing this summer. Read more →

by Pete Danko

Small Hydro Turbines Offer Big Clean Energy Potential

Small turbines offer big opportunities to transform energy from flowing water into electrical current. Read more →

by Ensia

Floating Wind Turbines With Undersea Energy Storage

An MIT concept would connect deep-water wind turbines to concrete spheres at the seafloor that would take advantage of hydrostatic pressure to store energy. Read more →

by Pete Danko