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Eco Wave Power connects EWP-EDF One Station to Israeli electrical grid
Eco Wave Power Global AB has announced that the EWP-EDF One station at the Port of Jaffa in Tel Aviv is officially linked to Israel's national electrical grid - making it the first...
Sonar technology deployed at tidal energy converter research project
Underwater active sonar technology described as groundbreaking has been successfully deployed on the Magallanes Renovables ATIR tidal energy converter as part of Menter Môn's...
Hydropower innovations make final of Ofwat's Water Discovery Challenge
Two innovative hydropower solutions have been selected as finalists in England and Wales water regulator Ofwat's Water Discovery Challenge, a £4m competition aimed at non-water...
Construction begins on innovative solar project at Montelupone hydroelectric plant, Italy
Enel Green Power has begun construction of a new solar power plant at the Montelupone hydroelectric power plant in the Marche region of Italy. The initiative involves the installation...
OceanEnergy to test OE35 wave energy converter at EMEC's Billia Croo site in Scotland
Irish wave energy developer OceanEnergy has signed up with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland to demonstrate its OE35 floating wave energy converter. The...
Elleidium Wave Power unveils adaptive displacement technology that moves twice the height of each wave
Elleidium Wave Power has successfully demonstrated a new wave energy conversion technology, Adaptive Displacement, with a fully functional 1:25 scale prototype. The technology doubles...
Ricoh develops lightweight micro-hydroelectric power generators with 3D printers
Japan’s Ricoh Company has announced the successful completion of a study on micro-hydroelectric power generation in sewage facilities utilizing 3D printers.
Wave energy can help decarbonize steel industry through hydrogen production, says new study
New research has suggested that wave energy could play a crucial role in decarbonizing the steel manufacturing industry.
EGP invests in satellite monitoring for hydropower plants
Enel Green Power (EGP) has announced it has successfully experimented with satellite positioning technology to monitor the infrastructure of hydropower plants and the mountainous...
Voith Hydro and Strucinspect team up for hydropower monitoring
Voith Hydro has announced it is teaming up with Austrian corporate start-up Strucinspect for digital assessment and tracking of hydropower projects, with the first pilot project...
New hydro turbine technology could reverse decline in juvenile alewife says study
Juvenile alwife passing through Natel Energy’s Restoration Hydro Turbine had a 98.2% immediate and 100% delayed survival rate, a new study published in the North American Journal...
Floating solar installations at hydro projects should increase, suggests research
Developers of floating solar photovoltaics (FSPVs) should collaborate with hydropower generators to deploy more FSPVs on reservoirs, new analysis by Frost & Sullivan suggests.
UK universities team up for wave energy project
Newcastle University and the University of Edinburgh are collaborating on a project to demonstrate the advantages of using electric power technologies in wave energy converters.
£1 million grant to test materials for new energy storage system
In partnership with the University of Greenwich and the University of Exeter, UK firm RheEnergise has secured a grant of £1 million from the UK government to help identify and test...
New launch from Emerson to help producers navigate the emerging sustainable energy economy
Emerson has announced the launch of Ovation Green, a dedicated renewable power technology and software portfolio designed to help power generation companies meet the needs of...
Royal launch for project to develop world's largest tidal turbine blades
A project which aims to deliver a range of innovations to improve the performance of tidal turbines and reduce costs has been launched in the presence of Her Royal Highness, The...
Winners of Hydropower Operations Optimization Prize announced
The winners of the third and final phase of the Hydropower Operations Optimization (H2Os) Prize have been announced by the US Department of Energy (DOE), with three teams selected...
Eco Wave Power signs deal for largest wave energy installation in Turkey
Eco Wave Power has signed an agreement with OREN Ordu Enerji, a fully owned subsidiary of Ordu Municipality, for the construction of a 77MW wave energy installation in Turkey –...
AWS Waveswing exceeds expectations in trial
AWS Ocean Energy’s Waveswing wave energy converter has exceeded the developer’s own predictions by 20% during the current phase of sea trials at the European Marine Energy Centre...