World’s first commercial wave-power

Pelamis Wave Power is now operating the world’s first commercial wave power project off the coast of Portugal.

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Google plans wave-powered floating data centers

Way cool, and seriously out-of-the-box thinking indeed. These data centers will be portable and can be moved anywhere in the ocean as needed.

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NASA: Floating ocean wind farms possible

A NASA satellite has located areas in the ocean where massive floating wind farms would be most efficient and generate the most power.

Combine that with the fast-growing field of wave power technology, and it seems clear that much of our power could be generated in and under the oceans. All that’s needed is the will to do it.

(photo. m.prinkle)

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Wave power snake reduces costs

Treehugger has news of a potentially new way to do wave power with far fewer moving parts and thus way less maintenance costs.

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Scotland offers $20mn prize for renewable ocean energy ideas

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Wow. The government of Scotland will give $20mn for those who “design environmentally friendly ocean technology, such as better ways to harness tidal and wind power” that can be implemented in Scotland.

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Wave power tests starting in Britain

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Four wave power systems will be tested off Cornish coast in Britain. Eureka Magazine has the details and links to the companies.

Wave power technology is developing rapidly, and is, seemingly suddenly, poised to enter the mainstream of renewable energy production.

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Orecon. Wave power startup

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Orecon has $24 million in vc funding for their new design, which puts most of the moving parts above water level, thus preventing corrosion by salt.

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EfficienCity. How wave power works

From Greenpeace UK EfficienCity, a short, silent, informative video on how wave power works.

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EfficienCity

EfficienCity
From Greenpeace UK comes the absolutely dazzling and informative EfficienCity, a Flash animation of how a town could be designed to create renewable, clean energy. You can drill down to various sections of town, see how the grids work, then view videos detailing specific methods of power generation and more. Bravo!

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NBC on wave and tidal power

< Yet another renewable energy technology is steadily going mainstream. Wave and tidal power is both zero carbon emission and completely predictable as to when the power generation will occur. The more ways we have to create clean power, the better.

Tip: Treehugger

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Undersea cable could export Scotland’s wind and wave power

Vast amounts of wind and wave power from some of Scotland’s most remote areas could be exported to southern England and Europe, providing a secure source of power and significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

And it can be done so in an economically viable manner. Wow.

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