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Wavebob-led European Wave Energy Consortium to Select Portuguese Site

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The Standpoint European wave energy consortium, which is headed by Irish company Wavebob, has announced that two locations off the Portuguese coast are under final consideration for the installation of a full-sized wave energy converter. In addition to Irish wave energy technology specialist Wavebob, the other four members of the consortium are Vattenfall (Sweden), Generg … Read more

New Trends in US Energy Policy – Focus on Offshore Wind Energy

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The United States is starting to rely increasingly on ocean wind for energy generation. Last month, the ‘Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium’ was established when US Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the governors from Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina signed a … Read more