Alternative Energy
Waves of the Future
Should we risk disrupting rocky shore ecology in order to capture wave energy?
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Alternative Energy
Soaking up the sun: can the ocean be used as a platform for floating solar panels?
Scientists explore the viability of floating photovoltaic farms (FPV) on the ocean and how climate change may impact their use.
Alternative Energy Aquaculture Climate Change Ecology Economy Fisheries Human impacts ocean engineering technology
Fishing or Farming: Can Fisheries and Offshore Wind Farms Coexist?
Last month, President Biden announced that the US will be turning to offshore wind farms (OWFs) to meet the growing…
Alternative Energy
Recreational Fishers Cast an Eye Towards Offshore Wind
US President Biden has unveiled an ambitious plan for achieving 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy in the next decade.…
Alternative Energy Aquaculture Climate Change Coastal Management Ocean Exploration Restoration
A floating island: is this where we’re moving to next?
Are floating islands in our future? As many of may know, the sea level is rising and will eventually intrude…
Alternative Energy ocean engineering
Artificial photosynthesis uses CO2 drawdown for fuel
Can CO2 in the world oceans be used to create a fuel source and reduce atmospheric concentration at the same…
Alternative Energy
Going nuclear: radioisotopes from Fukushimi power plant stay in sand for years
Nuclear power plants are often located along coasts. In 2011, one of these power plants, Fukushima Daiichi, was hit by…
Alternative Energy Atmospheric Science Climate Change ocean engineering
New Year, new innovations: energy and climate science
Research in marine renewable energy and climate systems will grow ever more important in the future. The research for these…
Alternative Energy
Tides and Waves: Sources of Endless Energy
Today's guest post by Amin Mivehchi is a brief introduction on harnessing tidal energy from the power plants of the…
Alternative Energy Chemistry deep sea thermodynamics
Fueling Science with Science (& hydrothermal fluid)
Wouldn’t it be wicked cool if scientists could overcome the obstacle of power limitation by plugging their instruments directly into…
Alternative Energy Climate Change
Cooling in North Atlantic Defies Global Warming
Sluggish ocean circulation can’t keep up with global climate change and this has caused the North Atlantic to cool.
Alternative Energy Chemistry Geology Remote Sensing technology
Need help counting bubbles? Now you can use sound!
Bubbles elicit scenes of childhood summers playing on the front stoop or backyard. On the other hand, put bubbles at…