UPCOMING EVENTS

Ocean Energy Workforce Development Summit
May 4, 2012
Keynote: Representative William R. Keating, US House of Representatives
Now Available: Presentations from this event

4th Annual Marine Renewable Energy Technical Conference
Sponsored by New England Marine Renewable Energy Center of the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
October 30-31, 2012
Providence/Warwick, RI
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NEWS

A 'wetlab' could put Mass. in the lead in ocean energy race

September 19, 2010

Boston Globe

By Scott Kirsner

"If you want to build an iPhone app or develop a drug for Alzheimer's
disease, finding the place to do it isn't a challenge. Massachusetts is
dotted with incubators, accelerators, labs, and co-working spaces where
you can rent a desk by the day."...Read More

Marine Renewable Energy Center wins $1.5M for ocean energy September 16, 2010

Mass High Tech

By Michelle Lang

The New England Marine Renewable Energy Center in New Bedford has won a total of $1.5 million in federal grants from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement to be used in developing ocean energy resources...Read More

MREC Awarded $1.5 million for Development of Marine Renewable Energy

By: John Miller

September 15, 2010

New Bedford, MA September 15, 2010 – The New England Marine Renewable Energy Center (MREC) announced the receipt of federal grants totaling $1.5 for operations and marine energy research. The grants included $750,000 for annual operations and $750,000 for study of advanced techniques for assessing offshore wind and hydrokinetic renewable energy resources.

Press Release

Department of Energy Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy
Technology Development

September 9, 2010

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu today announced
selections for more than $37 million in funding to accelerate the technological and commercial readiness of emerging marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies, which seek to generate renewable electricity from the nation's oceans and free-flowing rivers and streams. The 27 projects range from concept studies and component design research to prototype development and in-water device testing. This unprecedented level of funding will advance the ability of marine and hydrokinetic energy technologies to contribute to the nation's electricity supply.

"This funding represents the largest single investment of federal funding to date in the development of marine and hydrokinetic energy technologies," said Secretary Chu. "These innovative projects will help grow water power's contribution to America's clean energy economy."...Read More

Test Sites Needed to Launch U.S. Ocean Energy Industry
By Maggie L. Merrill
Sea-Technology, April 2010

Wind, wave, and tidal energy have a huge potential to provide clean, renewable power to New England, one of the largest electricity markets in the world. Off the shores of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Block Island, Boston Harbor and Maine, the winds of change are blowing. Several efforts are under way to see how much clean... Read More

Marine Test & Research Facilities Open up the Deep
By David Appleyard
Renewable Energy World, March 15, 2010

As any engineer will tell you, developing the engineering concepts for a novel energy production device is an iterative process. For ocean energy, this process is further complicated as any device destined to generate electricity from the marine environment must... Read More

MREC Receives Public Policy Award
By Maggie L Merrill
The Energy Daily
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Ocean Energy is Making its Mark
By Maggie L Merrill
North American Clean Energy

When power supplies are distant and expensive, and the population is close to the coast, it is tough to ignore the power lapping at the shores. Be it the rhythmic splash of breaking waves, the predictability of powerful tides, the unleashed winds offshore, or the speed of fast moving currents?the power of the ocean is enormous. Read more

Tapping the power of the waves
By Beth Perdue
The New England Business Bulletin, October 23, 2009
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Renewable energy group sees a bright future for SouthCoast
By Grant Welker
The Herald News, October 15, 2009
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Clean energy gaining momentum
By Patrick Cassidy
Cape Cod Times, September 18, 2009

HYANNIS ? The future of marine renewable energy in the United States could include a large testing zone south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, shared port facilities among states, and an electrical transmission grid buried beneath the seabed connecting offshore wind farms.

"You're forced at one point to focus on the nuts and bolts," Greg Watson, senior adviser to Gov. Deval Patrick for clean energy technology, said
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Clean energy gaining momentum
By Patrick Cassidy
Cape Cod Times, September 5, 2009
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OUR VIEW: Renewable economy
The Herald News, June 28, 2009
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Energy study gets a wave of support
By Grant Welker
The Herald News, June 25, 2009
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Ocean zoning
Cape Cod Times, January 18, 2009

The New England Marine Renewable Energy Consortium has proposed an offshore renewable energy zone in the waters adjacent to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket to facilitate the growth of the emerging industry.
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UMass-Dartmouth offers energy-testing site
By Brian Boyd
Cape Cod Times, April 12, 2008
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ATMC nets $250,000 to study renewable energy
By Marc Munroe Dion
The Herald News, April 10, 2008
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EC Conferences Inform and Inspire
By Maggie L. Merrill
MREC Communications Manager
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