Ocean waves are a vast and steady source of renewable energy, but capturing their power efficiently has long frustrated ...

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 ...

Wave energy has long promised steady clean power, but real-world devices have struggled to turn chaotic swells into reliable ...

Combining wind turbines with wave, solar and tidal devices on shared platforms reduces construction costs, improves stability and generates more reliable power, according to researchers from the ...

Now, Takahito Iida at the University of Osaka has proposed a new energy-harvesting technology that uses gyroscopic flywheel system that can be tuned to absorb energy efficiently over a broad range of ...

Ocean waves are one of the most abundant and predictable renewable energy sources on the planet, yet efficiently harnessing their power remains a major challenge. Traditional devices typically operate ...

The world’s coastlines are quietly holding one of the most disruptive energy shifts of the century. Tidal and wave technologies promise not just another clean power option, but a way to turn the ocean ...

The power of the ocean could soon be used to power homes in the U.S. as scientists prepare to test an untapped form of renewable energy. The U.S. Department of Energy has invested $112.5 million to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A boat goes past an onshore wave energy site, a pilot by Eco Wave Power, at the Port of Los Angeles' AltaSea ocean institute on ...

Ocean waves, especially in Southern California, come in steady supply. One company is aiming to harness power from those waves with a pilot project at the Port of Los Angeles. About the project: ...

Eco Wave Power has been floating its wave energy system for more than 10 years, where the rise and fall of coastal waters drives hydraulic pistons that run a generator to produce electricity. Now the ...