[ad_1] Ocean Oasis’ Gaia system has been designed to use wave power to desalinate water. Ocean Oasis Plans to use marine energy to desalinate water received a further boost this week, after a Norwegian firm presented a system that will be put through its paces in waters off Gran Canaria. …
Read More »Construction completed on Nigeria’s $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Sea Port
[ad_1] CNN — Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial center, has a storage problem. At the West African trade hub’s shipping terminals, projected demand for container space far outstrips capacity. To narrow the gap, the state has embarked on one of the region’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, Lekki Deep Sea Port. Construction of …
Read More »Wave energy device put through its paces during trials in Scotland
[ad_1] 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 tons have produced “highly encouraging results,” according to the company behind its development. On Tuesday, Scotland-based AWS Ocean Energy said the average amount of …
Read More »U.S. to provide millions in funding for tidal, river current systems
[ad_1] While there is excitement about the potential of renewable technologies such as tidal power, there are challenges when it comes to scaling up. Laro Pilartes / 500Px | 500Px | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Energy said $35 million in funding would be made available “to advance tidal …
Read More »New project will test the viability of large-scale wave energy
[ad_1] 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. Capchure | Moment | Getty Images A 19.6 million euro (around $19.3 million) initiative centered around commercializing large-scale wave energy projects will be officially launched …
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