Flower-Like Wave Energy Turbines Could Power the Coasts of Japan

Source: treehugger.com Published: September 28, 2017 © OIST By Megan Treacy Along Japan’s coasts are structures called tetrapods. These pyramid-shaped concrete wave breakers serve to reduce the strength of crashing waves to prevent erosion in key spots along the...

Wave Power Is Not Just for Surfers Any More Dude!

Source: solarthermalmagazine.com Published: July 19, 2017 The power of wave energy will soon be for more than just surfers Huge waves crashing into a beach. Imagine the power, the sheer force of the water as it spends itself on the sandy shore. Now imagine this...

AquaHarmonics Wins Wave Energy Prize

Source: energyharvestingjournal.com Published: November 30, 2016 Top image: AquaHarmonics Source: US Department of Energy The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced AquaHarmonics as the winner of the Wave Energy...

Forget Tidal – the B.C. Advantage Is Wave Power

Source: biv.com Published: May 9, 2017 Wave-measuring buoys like this one were used in a new study to measure wave energy potential off the coast of Vancouver Island | Submitted By Nelson Bennett Anyone who has walked along the beaches near Tofino in the wintertime...

This Device Uses the Power of Waves to Make Ocean Water Drinkable

Source: fastcoexist.com Published: October 28, 2016 By Ben Schiller Off the coast of North Carolina, two friends are developing a new way to desalinate water–a notoriously high-energy, high-cost process. Their solution: use the power of the ocean itself to clean the...

The StingRAY Wave Energy Converter

Source: cleantechnica.com Published: March 7, 2016 Another Milestone For US Wave Energy. #ThanksObama! by Tina Casey  Clean, renewable wave energy has been sloshing up against the shores of North America for millennia, only to disappear into the ether, and it looks...