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Near or far - siting wave energy converters
27 October, 2010
Is the nearshore a sensible place to put wave energy converters? Dr Matt Folley from the Queen’s University of Belfast believes that it would be inappropriate to dismiss nearshore technologies, based solely on information about the gross wave energy resource. He explains how research into the exploitable wave energy resource will level the playing field for wave energy converters

Mapping out a powerful future for Scotland
06 October, 2009
Scotland has the potential to build a world-leading marine energy industry. Although significant advances have been made over recent years, development has been slower than expected. The introduction of new legislation and government bodies, plus the publication of an industry-led report, looks set to accelerate the pace of change. Suzanne Pritchard gives an insight into Scotland’s marine energy prowess, assessing the current status of the industry and explaining the importance of the Marine Energy Road Map

Demonstrating their worth - wave power technologies
13 August, 2008
The development of marine energy devices has begun in earnest worldwide. Here a few companies explain how their work is progressing

Coastal conversions
16 January, 2008
With the first contract underway, Voith Siemens’ subsidiary Wavegen is finding a run of opportunities for its wave energy converter based on oscillating water column technology

Testing times for tidal power
01 December, 2002
Janet Wood presents a guide to the wave and tidal power designs soon to be tested in UK seas

Wave power moves ahead
04 May, 2002
Tim Sharp reports on BC Hydro's plans to explore the commercial viability of constructing wave energy projects in British Columbia, Canada

Stuck on the Limpet
10 September, 1999
Tom Heath* describes the development of a wave energy module built in to the cliff edge on a remote Scottish shore