Feed The Grid

There are already a wide variety of renewable energy systems that harness the power of the wind, along with some that generate power via the flow of ocean currents. According to Japanese engineering firm MODEC (Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Co.), however, its soon-to-be-tested SKWID system will be the first one to do both

A series of turbines and tanks on the ocean floor attempt to harness the water pressure of the great deep and offset energy costs for thousands of households. Continue reading →

A Maine-based tidal power company has made the cover of Popular Science. The cover of the June issue features one of Ocean Renewable Power Co.'s underwater turbines, which uses rotating foils that spin in the same direction, regardless whether the tide is coming in or out. Last year, the com . .

Concept art of the SKWID floating wind and current hybrid power generation system. (Credit: Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Company ) We may be closer to harnessing the power of the sea and air. The world's first hybrid wind-current power generation system will be installed off the coast of Japan later this year

A Japanese company will soon test the first renewable energy source that will harvest the power of the wind and ocean

Japanese company will soon test first renewable energy source harvestING power of wind and ocean at same time

Marine energy is the 'best of the best' amongst green energy sources: it has the greatest potential (in theory, the planet's oceans could supply the entire world with renewable energy), tidal and ocean current power plants are under water and therefore completely invisible, they produce electricity from 100 percent renewable energy sources (the water in the globe's oceans will always move around

In addition to housing a whopping 25 percent of the ocean's species, coral reefs represent a great amount of economic prosperity. They protect shorelines by absorbing wave energy while feeding fishing and tourism industries. They're also fragile, harmed by the very things they promote.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The amount of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere topped 400 parts per million at a key observing station in Hawaii for the first time since measurement began in 1958, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Friday.

The Arctic Ocean is absorbing carbon dioxide at a far greater rate than was previously thought, threatening fish stocks and the livelihoods of indigenous peoples, a report suggests.    

Scotland, whose coastline is pounded by the North and Irish Seas as well as the Atlantic Ocean, agreed to collaborate with South Korea to expand in tidal power.

Provincial Election » With the backdrop of the ocean behind them, NDP Leader Adrian Dix and Vancouver-Point Grey candidate David Eby pleaded directly to voters Saturday (May Christy Clark ducks calls, candidates plug environment in Vancouver-Point Grey

MORE multi-million pound wind power contracts could be on the way for Greenock's Inchgreen drydock, it emerged today. The prospect was raised by the boss of Caley Ocean Systems (COS), who are assembling a giant cable carousel turntable and loading ...

The Energy Department announced today up to $13 million in funding to develop and test advanced components and technologies to boost the performance of marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy systems. The Department plans to select up to 10 awards aimed at developing advanced controls, power systems, and device structures specifically for MHK applications, which harness energy from waves, tides, or