Tag: Oceans
Offshore floating desalination plant aims to produce drinking water from the ocean
Ocean Oasis' Gaia system has been designed to use wave power to desalinate water.Ocean OasisPlans to use marine energy to desalinate water received a [...]
Wave energy device put through its paces during trials in Scotland
The Waveswing device pictured before it was put through its paces in Scapa Flow, Orkney.Sea-based trials of a wave energy converter weighing 50 metric [...]
U.S. to provide millions in funding for tidal, river current systems
While there is excitement about the potential of renewable technologies such as tidal power, there are challenges when it comes to scaling up.Laro Pil [...]
New project will test the viability of large-scale wave energy
This image shows waters off the coast of Orkney, an archipelago north of the Scottish mainland that's home to the European Marine Energy Centre.Capchu [...]
Japanese shipping giant to take part in tidal power project
Buildings in Singapore at dusk. Asia is already home to a number of tidal power projects.Guvendemir | E+ | Getty ImagesJapanese shipping giant Nippon [...]
The world’s most powerful tidal turbine just got a major funding boost
Orbital Marine Power's O2 turbine at the Orkney Islands, north of the Scottish mainland, in September 2021. Scotland has become a hub for companies an [...]
World’s largest hybrid ship to ferry passengers between UK, France
An artist's impression of the Saint-Malo at sea. According to Brittany Ferries will have a battery capacity of 11.5 megawatt hours.Brittany FerriesA s [...]
Huge offshore wind farm to use recyclable turbine blades
A wind turbine at the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm, in the Irish Sea. With governments around the world attempting to ramp up their renewable energy cap [...]
Climate change will force some UK communities to move, official says
Houses on the east coast of England, photographed in 2020. On Tuesday, the chief executive of the U.K.'s Environment Agency said climate change meant [...]
Oceans reached record heat, acidity in 2021: UN report
A diver inspects transplanted coral near Dibba Port in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, June 15, 2020.Christopher Pike | ReutersOceans reached their ho [...]
Seaweed could be a vital ingredient in the fight against climate change
Like many coastal communities around the world, people living by the sea in the United Kingdom have harvested and consumed seaweed for centuries.In Wa [...]
FastBlade tidal turbine testing site opens in Scotland
An image of the £4.6 million FastBlade facility. Scotland has a long association with North Sea oil and gas production, but in recent years it's also [...]
Orsted moves forward with plans to grow corals on wind turbines
Alongside their natural beauty, coral reefs have an important role to play in the natural world. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm [...]
Taiwan’s ‘biggest offshore wind farm’ generates its first power
An offshore wind turbine in waters off Taiwan. Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs says it's targeting 20% renewable energy generation by the middle [...]
Europe’s ocean energy installations surge back to pre-Covid levels
An overhead view of a tidal turbine from Orbital Marine Power on September 6, 2021.William Edwards | AFP | Getty ImagesEuropean installations of tidal [...]