Alternate renewable energy technologies such as tidal and wave energy generators tap into more consistent energy sources.

Wave Swell Energy's remarkable UniWave 200 is a sea platform that uses an artificial blowhole formation to create air pressure changes that drive a turbine and feed energy back to shore. After a ...

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed an unusual way to harvest wave power, with a gently rolling cylinder designed around the triboelectric effect that ...

It's intended to be an updated version of the European testing center, according to Hales, who expects tests to begin sending wave-powered electricity to the power grid by 2025.

This wave power generator has completed a 12-month trial off King Island in Bass Strait, successfully generating electricity for hundreds of homes — now the company behind it wants to look at ...

This sea wave energy generator can produce up to 100 MW of electricity and compete with fossil fuels due to its cheap production costs.

Wavegen says that there could be sufficient recoverable wave power around the UK to generate enough power to exceed domestic electricity demands. Furthermore, renewable energy supporters say some ...

CorPower Ocean has resumed the deployment of its commercial-scale C4 wave energy generator, following repairs at Portugal’s Aguçadoura offshore wave energy test site. Earlier this year, CorPower found ...

However, commercially viable exploitation of this abundant renewable energy resource implies large wave energy parks, which can generate conflicts with other activities associated with coastal areas.

Learn how wave energy can be used as a renewable energy source to generate electricity. Find out about wave energy's advantages and disadvantages with BBC Bitesize Scotland article for upper ...