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

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 ...

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 ...

Research from The University of Osaka highlights a new model of a gyroscopic wave energy converter. The device was shown to be capable of absorbing up to half of incoming wave energy across a wide ...

Scientists at the University of Osaka in Japan have turned to gyroscopes to efficiently ...

Ocean waves possess enough energy to meet global energy needs multiple times over, offering a massive potential source of clean, baseload power. Recent scientific research explores the interaction of ...

The new pump has no moving parts. “Instead, it relies on thermoacoustics, the interaction between sound waves and heat, to move thermal energy,” Interesting Engineering writes. The pump uses that ...

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The power of the Pacific Ocean eludes no one who witnesses it. And soon, that energy may be harnessed to make emissions-free electricity. That’s the hope of the California Energy Commission, which, ...

Eco Wave Power blue floats are dropped into the water as the first onshore wave power project in the U.S. opens at the Port of Los Angeles. (Etienne Laurent / For The Times) Along a rocky wharf at the ...

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 ...

Eco Wave Power received its final permit to launch a pilot wave energy project at the Port of Los Angeles. Co-funded by Shell MRE, the project aims to showcase wave energy’s commercial potential in ...