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Posted: over 11 years ago

Brazil Promotes First Wave Power Generator

The first Brazilian generation of power from ocean waves was obtained in a prototype of the Research...

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France: Wind Power to Grow by 100 TWh Per Year, Report Says

Wind power will be the second biggest contributor to global renewable electricity generation by 2017...

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USA: NOAA Uses Wave Glider Device for Ocean Research

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) lab in Seattle is using a robotic device,...

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USA: MREC Conducts Second Round of Ocean Technology Testing

New milestones in the effort to transform the region into an international hub of ocean-related ener...

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UK: HIE Commissions Atmos Consulting for Offshore Wind Test Sites Study

Atmos Consulting has been commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to undertake a feas...

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Australia: University of Adelaide Considers SMCE Commercialization

  Following several years of research, the University of Adelaide´s team, which has been develo...

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USA: DOE Breaks Ground on New Wind Turbine Test Facility

As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy that develops every available so...

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Denmark to Test Chinese Wind Turbine Prototype

Denmark’s position as global center for innovative wind energy is further manifested with the ...

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SeaRoc to Install Narec´s Offshore Anemometry Hub in Blyth, UK

The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has awarded a multi-million pound contract to SeaRoc to...

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  • Business & Finance
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Fugro Leads Way on America’s First Offshore Wind Farm

Fugro, a leading global geoscience survey company, has commenced a major geotechnical and geophysica...

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Japan: Hitachi to Develop 5MW Downwind Ocean Wind Turbine

As the Japan Times reports, Hitachi Ltd. has announced plans to develop the world’s first 5 MW...

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UK: Climate Change Policies Expensive and Damaging for Industry, Study Shows

The Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) has welcomed the Department of Business Innovation and Skills ...

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CEPRI, GL Garrad Hassan Sign MoU to Boost Chinese Wind Industry

The Renewable Energy Department of the China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI RED) and GL Ga...

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Marine Biologists Investigate Sharks’ Movements in Scottish Waters

Marine biologists from the University of Exeter and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) will attach sate...

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  • Environment
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German Offshore Wind Companies Submit Noise Mitigation Research Report

Eight builders and operators of German offshore wind farms presented the final report on the ESRa no...

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Ireland, USA to Collaborate on Marine Renewable Energy Research

The Irish Maritime and Energy Resource Centre (IMERC) and the US Northwest National Marine Renewable...

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France: Offshore Wind to Grow Quickly from Low Base, Says IEA

Renewable power generation is expected to continue its rapid growth over the next five years, accord...

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UK, French Mathematicians to Cut Offshore Wind Cost

Mathematicians in the UK and France have won €1.8 million funding to find ways of more efficiently t...

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