Science can help bolster the urgency to create beneficial public policy, as well as illuminate new pathways to discover other areas of an issue that also need attention. We all know plastic pollution is ruining our oceans, but a research project underway at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Research Institute shows yet another startling...Read More

While renewables are now the fastest growing energy industry, hydrogen fuel is following closely behind in a massive gale.  The 21st century will likely witness the rise of a mega-billion hydrogen fuel industry.  Countries are taking first steps – and it’s breathtaking, says Ariel Cohen, a Senior Fellow with The Atlantic Council. Read his latest...Read More

Those hungry to absorb knowledge about the growing field of Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) may want to make their first stop at OpenEI, an energy information portal sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in support of the Open Government Initiative to make energy data transparent, participatory, and collaborative. Among...Read More

Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee held a  hearing on ensuring vulnerable communities have access to clean, affordable energy.  The October 1, 2020 hearing was entitled, “Generating Equity: Improving Clean Energy Access and Affordability.” Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush...Read More

We usually think of hydrogen only when we think of the sun, but the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) explains that hydrogen is abundant in our environment. It’s stored in water (H2O), hydrocarbons (such as methane, CH4), and other organic matter. One of the challenges of using hydrogen as a fuel comes from being able...Read More

The sixth National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day took place on October 8, 2020, and OceanBased Perpetual Energy joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE’s) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office in celebrating advances in hydrogen and fuel cells. Interestingly, October 8 was selected as the official...Read More

October 4-10, 2020 is National Public Power Week and the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) is using the annual event to broadcast ways Floridians can shave a few bucks off their power bill. OceanBased Perpetual Energy is working to create a new way to do exactly that by deriving clean energy simply by using the...Read More

OceanBased Perpetual Energy, which is working to create clean energy just by using the powerful force of the Gulf Stream current just offshore near South Florida, is celebrating National Energy Efficiency Day on October 7, 2020! Because power generated by OceanBased creates renewable energy for a full 24 hours, it’s not only one of the...Read More

Andrea Copping & Lenaïg Hemery at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announced via Tethys Engineering today, October 1, 2020, that the Ocean Engineering Systems (OES) final OES-Environmental 2020 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World is now available for download HERE on Tethys and linked below. The...Read More

Entries are due tomorrow, September 30, 2020, in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) challenge for university students to advance one of the most up-and-coming industries:  marine energy. This competition, which is in its second year, is designed to challenge interdisciplinary teams of undergraduate and graduate students to offer unique solutions to the burgeoning marine...Read More