Wave Power

Wave energy could be primed for a swell of progress thanks to open data sharing. While advancements in wave energy have been piecemeal to date, an Australian startup believes that open-sharing principles can revolutionize research and development in the sector, with potentially huge ramifications for decarbonizing global energy grids. Waves …

The 50-tonne structure. which resembles a giant buoy. will be built in Scotland.

Ocean Energy’s 500kW wave power generator is as tall as a three-storey building and more than 35 metres long.

The technical readiness and low-cost profiles of wave energy technologies will be key to harnessing power from the oceans in the UK by 2024.

Scottish energy minister Paul Wheelhouse has described the call for collaboration to accelerate wave energy in the country an important step forward for the sector.

The European Union has set itself a target of 100 gigawatts of energy that must be created within the trading bloc from marine resources by 2050.