PMEC in the News

Geekwire: Is the tide turning on renewable marine power?

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.

VICE News: Wave Energy Could Slash Our Use of Fossil Fuels

VICE News: Wave Energy Could Slash Our Use of Fossil Fuels

VICE News visits Oregon to learn about America’s push to develop renewable wave energy technologies.

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

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

PMEC researcher Benjamin Loeffler is quoted in an article in Arctic Today about the latest updates from marine renewable energy systems in Alaska.

Liquid Grid: Blue Tech Voices – Directors of the Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC)

Liquid Grid: Blue Tech Voices – Directors of the Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC)

The Directors of the Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC) discuss startups, the blue economy, and marine renewable energy as part of The Liquid Grid’s Blue Tech Voices series.

IEEE Spectrum: Wave Energy Tech Is Ready to Plug Into a Real Grid

IEEE Spectrum: Wave Energy Tech Is Ready to Plug Into a Real Grid

A feature in IEEE Spectrum about the OE35 wave energy buoy quotes PMEC Co-director Bryson Robertson.

KING 5: UW engineers test tidal energy turbines on Lake Washington

KING 5: UW engineers test tidal energy turbines on Lake Washington

KING 5, the NBC affiliate in Seattle/Tacoma, covered the testing of tidal and current energy turbines using the UW-APL R/V Light, which was specially outfitted for that purposed.

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

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).