PMEC In The News

Recent news coverage, press mentions, and media features highlighting the work of Pacific Marine Energy Center. These stories reflect our ongoing research, partnerships, and contributions to advancing marine renewable energy.

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The Wave Energy Revolution is Coming, But it Needs Autonomy

PMEC Researcher Geoff Hollinger is quoted in this article about autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) being adapted to solve the issue of maintenance and deployment of wave energy converter (WEC) devices.

Engineering the Power of Waves

This video from Changing Seas, a public television series by South Florida PBS, showcases the O.H Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory at Oregon State University and the research being done by PMEC researchers and students.

PacWave makes the most of funding delays by sparking curiosity in scientists, students

KLCC article that highlights how scientists and teachers are using the PacWave South test site in Newport Oregon to spark curiosity and discovery among students and researchers.

Underwater Cameras Could Help Unlock America’s Tidal Energy Industry

Research led by PMEC directors Christopher Bassett and Emma Cotter is highlighted in this feature study in Inside Climate News.

Oregon, California coastal communities weigh offshore wind tradeoffs

This article from OPB highlights Hilary Boudet’s project Community Benefits and Impacts from Energy Development and quotes PMEC post-doc Julia Bingham

How offshore renewables can support energy security and access

Article highlighting a study that PMEC Researcher Shana Hirsch was part of that focuses on how offshore and coastal renewable energy can contribute to equitable energy access in a blue economy in ESI Africa.

Underwater photos show seabirds, seals and fish interacting with a tidal turbine in Washington State

Research by PMEC Directors Emma Cotter and Christopher Bassett is spotlighted in this press release by EurekAlert.

Wall Street Journal: Ocean Energy Needs a Lift to Go Mainstream

PMEC Director Brian Polagye is quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about marine energy investment. Read the article (login required)

Geekwire: Is the tide turning on renewable marine power?

PMEC Director Brian Polagye is quoted in a Geekwire article on wave energy technology and the entrepreneurs at Oscilla and Columbia Power testing their new large-scale devices.

Popular Science: This yellow floatie can churn the power of the sea into electricity

PMEC Co-director Bryson Robertson is quoted in a Popular Science article on wave energy.

UW: Lessons in the deep

A story from the UW mechanical engineering department features the doctoral studies of PMEC’s Trevor Harrison and his work developing µFloats.

Arctic Today: How remote Arctic communities can tap into river power

Northern communities like Igiugig, Alaska, are increasingly looking to renewable energy instead of diesel to power microgrids. PMEC researcher Benjamin Loeffler is quoted in an article in Arctic Today about the latest updates from marine renewable energy systems in Alaska. Read more.

UW: Aerospace turns the tide on marine energy

A new feature tells how a PMEC research collaboration among the University of Washington Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics & Astronautics is advancing the knowledge of specialized turbines.

Environmental Monitor: Eyes Underwater Watching Aquatic Wildlife

A story in the Environmental Monitor highlights PMEC’s Adaptable Monitoring Package (AMP) and Wave-powered Adaptable Monitoring Package (WAMP).

UAF: Data Collected Helps Understand Wave Energy for Yakutat

An update from PMEC’s UAF team on their multiyear project to understand and delineate environmental constraints on the potential for wave energy to provide electrical power to the community of Yakutat.

NPR Science Friday: Renewable Energy Makes Waves In Oregon

A segment on NPR’s popular Science Friday called “Renewable Energy Makes Waves In Oregon” features the PacWave project.

UW Magazine: Converting ocean waves into electricity poses challenges—and promise

A feature in Columns, the alumni magazine of the University of Washington, describes recent testing of wave energy converters at the Wave Energy Test Site in Kaneohe, Hawaii, as well as the broader set of challenges in marine energy being confronted by PMEC.

DOE/WPTO: Announcing the Winners of the Make a Splash Photo Contest

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office has announced the winners of the Make a Splash Photo Contest, including photos from PMEC’s Curtis Rusch and PMEC Director Brian Polagye.

Fast Company: Could wave power be the next boom in renewable energy?

A Fast Company feature on wave energy quotes PMEC Co-Director Bryson Robertson.

KING5: Researchers in Sequim studying how new energy technology could impact fish

Story from Seattle’s KING5 covers research on marine environmental impacts of marine energy technology using the Adaptable Monitoring Package (AMP).

UW Engineering: Underwater sensors for monitoring sea life (and where to find them)

A UW team created a mechanical eye under the ocean’s surface that could live near renewable-energy sites and use a series of sensors to watch nearby animals. On Dec. 13, the researchers put the newest version of the AMP into the waters of Seattle’s Portage Bay for two weeks of preliminary testing before a more thorough analysis is conducted in Sequim, Washington.
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