Feds OK building plan for Mass. ocean wind farm BOSTON — A federal agency approved a construction and operations plan for the Cape Wind project off the Massachusetts coast, clearing the way for work to begin on America’s first offshore wind farm as early as this fall, U.S. Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar announced Tuesday. Approval by […]
Researchers use the ocean to recharge their batteries
Researchers use the ocean to recharge their batteries When people think of harvesting energy from the oceans, it’s typically in the form of wave or tidal power, in which the motion of the water drives the production of electricity. A paper in Nano Letters suggests an alternate way to turn the ocean into power: using […]
Ocean Power Technologies Awards Four New Contracts in Oregon for Reedsport Wave Energy Project
Ocean Power Technologies Awards Four New Contracts in Oregon for Reedsport Wave Energy Project PENNINGTON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ocean Power Technologies awards four major new contracts to Oregon companies in connection with the manufacture of its PB150 PowerBuoy wave energy device, and its deployment off the coast of Oregon. Read more on Business Wire