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What Happens To The Ocean If We Use It For Energy?

Wave power is virtually unlimited. But like all disruptions to nature, it will probably have some ill effects. Now IBM and friends are trying to figure them out in a controlled setting, before it's too late.READ»

OceanWorks International: San Diego's Offshore Airport?

The Central Park International Airport may have been a hoax, but OceanWorksDevelopment's plan for an offshore airport in San Diego is very real. The proposed airport isn't a cry for publicity--San Diego just doesn't have enough ...READ»

Anaconda Wave Power Generator Almost Ready for Action

U.K.-based Checkmate Sea Energy took the wraps off a proof-of-concept version of its sea snake-like Anaconda wave power device yesterday--only ten months after the venture secured funding. The fabric and natural rubber device ...READ»

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Google To Take Its Servers to the High Seas?

This week, eagle-eyed reporters spotted a big fish in a flood of new patents: Google just won a patent for a sustainably powered, floating data center. It would sit 3 to 7 miles offshore in seas about 200-feet deep, and rely ...READ»

Will San Francisco Lead the U.S. in Wave Power?

Only one week after unveiling three plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) charging stations in San Francisco, Mayor Gavin Newsom announced the submission of a permit application to bring renewable ocean energy off the city's ...READ»