What do nine-time Grammy-winning billionaire Rihanna, stunning beaches, and a potential 50-megawatt wave-energy project have in common? Barbados! The island nation is deploying a unique type of wave ...

Did you know that at least since the 17 th century, humans have studied how to turn ocean waves into energy? But like with many other renewable energies, it was only after the oil price crisis of 1973 ...

In theory, harnessing all the wave energy along the coasts of the United States could generate 2.64 trillion kilowatt hours of power. Cost and the corrosive nature of salt water are but two obstacles ...

Forward-looking: Portuguese scientists are exploring how the power of the ocean can be harnessed not only to generate clean electricity but also to protect vulnerable shorelines. Researchers from ...

Off the Oregon coast just south of Newport, large rounded swells rocked The Discovery from side to side, the waves nearly tipping the boat sideways. Deep under the wobbling vessel, steel pipes ...

Oregon is poised to become a center of wave energy technology development. Oregon completed construction on the largest wave energy testing center on the planet in the spring of 2025. The PacWave ...