Companies of Interest:
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Tidal Currents:
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www.atlantisresources
corporation.com
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Atlantis Resources- Atlantis’ Nereus™ and Solon™
technologies are both Tidal Current Technologies. Nereus™ is
also suitable for use in rivers, due to its ability to cope with
large amounts of debris. Tidal Current technology does not
require blocking of any waterways, and hence does not have
the adverse environmental effects associated with Tidal
Barrages.
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www.marineturbines.com
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Marine Current Turbines Ltd is in development of new
technology for exploiting tidal currents for large-scale power
generation.
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www.bluenergy.com
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Blue Energy Canada Inc. is a green energy technology
company commercializing the Davis Hydro Turbine, capable
of converting tidal currents into firm, renewable electricity.
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www.oceanrenewablepower.com
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Ocean Renewable Power Company- tidal, river and deep
water ocean current energy. Has successfully tested its
proprietary ocean current generation (OCGen™) technology
and is developing tidal energy projects in three of America’s
most robust tidal energy resources: Western Passage and
Cobscook Bay, Maine and Cook Inlet, Alaska. Delaware LLC.
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Wave:
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www.wavegen.co.uk
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W a v e g e n- wave energy and wave power. Developed and
operate Limpet, the world’s first commercial-scale wave energy
device that generates wave energy for the grid.
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www.pelamiswave.com
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Pelamis. Aguçadoura Wave Farm. The multiple Pelamis units
making up the Aguçadoura wave farm constitute both the
world’s first, multi-unit, wave farm and also the first
commercial order for wave energy converters. Currently
generating a total of 2.25MW in Portugal.
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www.sara.com
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SARA has developed a cost-effective solution to energy
extraction from ocean waves that is based on the company’s
patented magnetohydrodynamics generator. The application
of this technology promises to cut the costs of wave energy
conversion systems by a factor of three.
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www.oceanpower
technologies.com
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Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) is a leading renewable
energy company specializing in cost-effective, advanced, and
environmentally sound offshore wave power technology.
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oceannavitas.com
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Ocean Navitas’ technology- the Aegir Dynamo™ functions in
a unique fashion by generating electrical current from the
motion of the prime mover in one phase via a direct
mechanical conversion and the use of a bespoke buoyancy
vessel. UK.
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www.oceanlinx.com
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Oceanlinx. The patented Denniss-Auld turbine used in the
Oceanlinx device is significantly more efficient than the Wells
turbine most commonly used in other OWC devices at
converting wave energy into electricity. The technology has
been successfully constructed and tested with the first full scale
Oceanlinx wave plant, installed at Port Kembla in NSW,
Australia.
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www.wavestarenergy.com
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Wave Star Energy in scale 1:10 has now been in operation
and grid connected since April 2006 at Nissum Bredning in the
North Western corner of Denmark. Since then the company's
test machine has logged almost 4.000 operational hours in the
first 6 months of daily operation, been through 7 significant
storms and is a major step on the way towards commercial
wave power.
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www.wavedragon.co.uk
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Wave Dragon- Demonstrator is a floating slack moored wave
energy converter with a rated capacity of 4-7MW.
The Wave Dragon device allows ocean waves to overtop a
ramp which elevates water to a reservoir above sea level. This
creates a ‘head’ of water which is subsequently released
through a number of turbines and in this way transformed
into electricity. Water is returned to the vents in the base of the
unit.
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www.orecon.com
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Orecon has made a technological breakthrough with Multi
Resonant Chambers and have delivered the high efficiency
implementation of Oscillating Water Column technology (i.e.
no moving parts) the industry has been waiting for.
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www.sde.co.il
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SDE's method consists of using sea wave motion to generate
hydraulic pressure, which is then transformed into electricity.
The system takes advantage of the wave's speed, height, depth,
rise and fall, and the flow beneath the approaching wave, thus
producing energy. A full-scale model was operated in Israel
and produced 40ekW for almost one year.
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www.swellfuel.com
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Swell Fuel generates electricity from ocean wave oscillation.
The device completely unfolds when the waves are large or the
tide is high making electricity as the buoy moves up and
down. The Lever Operated Pivoting Float was developed by
Christopher Olson who has made 56 ocean energy converter
prototypes so far.
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www.awsocean.com
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AWS Ocean Energy. Archimedes Waveswing™ wave power
system. Deploying a 250kW demonstrator in 2010 with
commercial roll-out to follow by 2011. Based on the Moray
Firth, in the Scottish Highlands.
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Competitions:
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www.scotland.gov.uk
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Saltire Prize- The Scottish Government has created the
opportunity to award one of the biggest international
innovation prizes in history through its plans for the Saltire
Prize - a £10 million challenge prize for advances in wave and
tidal energy.
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Data:
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www.iea-oceans.org
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IEA's Ocean Energy Glossary contains a comprehensive set
of definitions of the main terms in the field of wave energy,
marine current energy (tidal stream), tidal energy, OTEC and
Salinity Gradient. The primary aim of this glossary is to
provide an efficient and fast reference to the ocean energy
specific terms for professionals and the general public. PDF.
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Events:
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www.iea-oceans.org
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International Energy Agency lists many International
Ocean Energy events.
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www.energyocean.com
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EnergyOcean- event focusing on renewable and sustainable
energy from the oceans- a primary education platform and
networking event for key players in the industry. June-
Rockport, ME.
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www.waveenergytoday.com
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Wave Energy. This event is focused at addressing the core
challenges relevant to Wave Energy alone. With exclusive case
studies, product announcements and exceptional speakers - the
2nd Annual Wave Energy Summit offers you exceptional
insight into the key business opportunities in wave energy.
July- London.
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www.globalmarinerenewable.com
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Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference is
sponsored by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(NREL), the Minerals Management Service, the Foundation
for Ocean Renewables and the Ocean Renewable Energy
Coalition. April- Wash DC.
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Hydro: see Hydro Page...
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Info:
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Ocean Tidal Power:
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www.energysavers.gov
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U.S. Department of Energy. Ocean Tidal Power info.
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Ocean Wave Power:
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www.energysavers.gov
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U.S. Department of Energy. Ocean Wave Power info.
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peakenergy.blogspot.com
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Tapping The Source: The Power Of The Oceans. Great page
on interesting wave and tidal power projects. Peak Energy. ***
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News/Blogs:
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www.ecogeek.org
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EcoGeek. Wave and Tidal Power News.
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www.renewable
energyworld.com
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RenewableEnergyWorld.com Ocean Energy News.
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peakenergy.blogspot.com
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Tapping The Source: The Power Of The Oceans. Great page
on interesting wave and tidal power projects. Peak Energy. ***
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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion:
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www.energysavers.gov
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U.S. Department of Energy. Ocean Thermal Energy
Conversion Page.
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www.otecnews.org
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OTEC News. The news source for Ocean Thermal Energy
Conversion (OTEC)- overview.
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Organizations:
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www.ca-oe.net
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Coordinated Action on Ocean Energy Project (CA-OE) has
been established and supported by funding from the European
Commission Sixth Framework Research Programme for
Energy Environment and Sustainable Development.
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www.iea-oceans.org
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International Energy Agency IEA - Ocean Energy Systems
Implementing Agreement aims to facilitate and co-ordinate
ocean energy research, development and demonstration
through international co-operation and information exchange,
leading to the deployment and commercialisation of
sustainable, efficient, reliable, cost-competitive and
environmentally sound ocean energy technologies.
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oceanenergy.epri.com
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Electric Power Research Institute- Ocean Energy Web
Page.
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www.inore.org
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INORE is made by, for and with PhD students and Post Docs
who works with issues related to Offshore Renewable Energy
(offshore wind, wave or tidal energy).
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www.wavec.org
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Wave Energy Centre is a non-profit organisation, dedicated
to the development and promotion of Ocean Wave Energy
through technical and strategic support to companies, R&D
institutions and public entities. The Centre also strives to
collaborate with companies and other institutions outside
Portugal that recognise the necessity of International
Cooperation, in particular those who seek an association with
Portuguese companies/institutions.
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www.emec.org.uk
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European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is at the forefront
of the development of marine-based renewables. As the first
centre of its kind to be created anywhere in the world, we offer
developers the opportunity to test full scale grid connected
prototype devices in unrivalled wave and tidal conditions.
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www.oregonwave.org
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Oregon Wave Energy Trust – is a nonprofit public-private
partnership funded by the Oregon Innovation. Its mission is to
serve as a connector for all stakeholders involved in wave
energy project development – OWET’s goal is to have ocean
wave energy producing 2 megawatts of power – the equivalent
of about 800 homes – by 2010 and 500 megawatts of power by
2025.
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Reports:
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www.osti.gov
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DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information,
Information Bridge. Lists 600 DOE publications on wave, tidal
energy.
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www.nrel.gov
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"Status of Wave and Tidal Power Technologies for the
United States" DOE August 2008. PDF.
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www.ipcc.ch
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Ocean Energy: Position paper for IPCC. This Paper
summarises the state of the art for ocean energy used for
electricity world wide. Scroll down to page 93. IPCC Scoping
Meeting on Renewable Energy Sources. PDF.
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www.simmonsco-intl.com
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"Is Ocean Energy An Idea Whose Time Has Arrived? (The
Case For Ocean Energy As World Falters)" Global Renewable
Energy Conference Power Point presentation. 2008. Simmons
and Company, International. PDF.
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www.marketresearch.com
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MarketResearch is the world's largest and continuously
updated collection of market research, offering more than
160,000 market research reports from over 600 leading global
publishers. Fees.***
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www.ncseonline.org
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"Wave, Tidal, and In-Stream Energy Projects: Which
Federal Agency Has the Lead?" National Council for Science
and the Environment, CRS Report for Congress.
29-Apr-2008
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www.globalmarinerenewable.com
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"U.S. Marine Renewable Energy Resource Potential and
Technology Status" presentation given at Executive
Overview Session Global Marine Renewable Energy
Conference NY. 2008. Virginia Tech Advanced Research
Institute. PDF.
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www.iea-oceans.org
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Harnessing the Power of the Oceans IEA Implementing
Agreement on Ocean Energy Systems. International Energy
Agency. 2008. PDF.
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www.nrel.gov
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U.S. Dept of Energy- National Wind Technology Center
National Renewable Energy- Laboratory Ocean Energy
Technology Development. 2006. PDF.
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oceanenergy.epri.com
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Electric Power Research Institute- Wave Energy Reports.
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oceanenergy.epri.com
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Electric Power Research Institute- Tidal In Stream Energy
Conversion Reports.
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www.eflorida.com
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"The Ocean; The Next Frontier in Renewable Energy?"
Enterprise Florida, in cooperation with Greentech Media, a
white paper focusing on the ocean power opportunities in the
U.S. and in Florida specifically. May 2009.
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Research:
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coet.fau.edu
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Florida Atlantic University's Center for Ocean Energy
Technology is a synergistic partnership among academia,
industry and government laboratories combining expertise in
ocean engineering and science, fabrication and testing,
utilizing the South Florida Testing Facility range to foster the
research, design, development, implementation, testing, and
commercialization of cutting-edge ocean energy technologies.
Ocean current, thermal, wave, and tidal-based energy are
focus areas for development as renewable power sources.
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web.mit.edu
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MIT "Catch the wave: Researchers eye clean energy
possibilities along Portuguese coast" MIT Energy Initiative
December 17, 2008. MIT researchers are working with
Portuguese colleagues to design a pilot-scale device that will
capture significantly more of the energy in ocean waves than
existing systems, and use it to power an electricity-generating
turbine.
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www.emec.org.uk
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European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is at the forefront
of the development of marine-based renewables. As the first
centre of its kind to be created anywhere in the world, we offer
developers the opportunity to test full scale grid connected
prototype devices in unrivalled wave and tidal conditions.
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