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Pelamis Wave Power
Report: Optimize investments by pairing wind, wave energy offshore
December 15, 2008 - Exclusive -
Stanford researcher finds that the power sources aren't strongly correlated, which means the pairing could provide consistent power supplies.
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OPT records $8M backlog for wave-energy devices
December 12, 2008 - Exclusive -
Marine-power firm Ocean Power Technologies concentrates on R&D of PowerBuoys for utility market.
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UK holds half of Europe's wave energy potential
November 14, 2008 - Exclusive -
New report suggests Great Britain could derive 20 percent of energy needs from ocean power, with electricity production valued at as much as £190 million annually.
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Israel's SDE plans 100MW of wave energy for Africa
November 13, 2008 - News brief -
SDE seeks investors for $100 million project, which could generate $1 billion worth of electricity.
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Marine power heats up in Scotland
October 1, 2008 - Exclusive -
ScottishPower is going big with tidal, as Scottish waters open up for the first commercial wave and tidal projects in the U.K.
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Pelamis starts Portugal wave-power farm
September 24, 2008 - News brief -
The €9 million Aguçadoura project could be expanded from 2 MW to 21 MW if initially successful.
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What floats and generates electricity?
This week, Google captured headlines with news of its patent for floating data centers.
Not a classic technology breakthrough, but it is compelling (despite it being only on paper).
Why?
Because of the twist it adds to previous floating platform designs with its reliance on wave energy converters to power the floating grid.
What most people missed, however, was a North Sea plan to build a platform which would be powered by electricity from the mainland.
