20 May 2005 – The UK wave energy development firm Ocean Power Delivery (OPD) announced Thursday the signing of an order with a Portuguese consortium, led by Enersis, to build the initial phase of the ...

1 September 2004 – Ocean Power Delivery’s Pelamis Wave Energy Converter (WEC), has been successfully installed at the newly opened European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney producing the first ...

Since 1844, when the first tide wheel was built, inventors have been trying to harness the immense power of the ocean with little success. Now the next generation of engineers is trying to break the ...

Wave power is a type of hydroelectric power that relies on the capture of energy held by ocean waves. Like wind and solar power, wave power has the potential to be a valuable part of the energy ...

Marine energy prototypes in the UK are sailing ahead of entries from the rest of the world, propelled by government backing and public support. According to a recent analysis from Carbon Trust, a ...

Only one week after unveiling three plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) charging stations in San Francisco, Mayor Gavin Newsom announced the submission of a permit application to bring renewable ...

EDINBURGH, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A first attempt fell victim to the crisis: now in the docks of Scotland's ancient capital, a second-generation scarlet Sea Snake is being prepared to harness the waves of ...

A new body to encourage innovation in the wave energy industry is to be set up by the Scottish government. The announcement came the day after wave power technology firm Pelamis said it was calling in ...

Get out your atlas, see if you can find Agucadoura, Portugal. Just three miles offshore there, these big metallic sea snakes are bobbing in the ever-restless waves of the North Atlantic. And they're ...