German wave energy technology company Sinn Power GmbH has unveiled its first floating ocean ‘hybrid' platform, that combines wave, wind and solar energy. The floating structure is hosting 80 kW of ...

A team of scientists at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China has assessed the resistance to waves and mechanical stress of a membrane-based floating photovoltaic platform for applications in ...

A Belgian consortium has launched a project in high-wave offshore solar technology with the aim of building floating solar parks in the North Sea. Large maritime market players Tractebel, Jan De Nul ...

Rising global sea levels, driven by the greenhouse effect, now pose an irreversible threat to coastal cities. Prof. Xiao Lin ZHAO, Chair Professor of Civil Infrastructure of the Department of Civil ...

The search is for new ways to harness renewable resources to supply our rising energy needs. The key question, however, is why ocean and sea waves haven't been used in carbon emission reduction ...

Wind storms can cause a great deal of damage to coastal areas, producing waves that erode the shoreline and destroy facilities such as marinas. A newly-proposed "floating forest" could help, however, ...

Ship motions and the associated wave-induced responses remain a cornerstone of marine engineering research. In recent decades, significant advances have been made in predicting how vessels interact ...