Salt intrusion is a growing concern worldwide. Eleonora Saccon, who completed a master's degree in climate change ecology in her native Italy, studied the effects of salty surface water at the NIOZ ...

It has the second largest tidal range in the world, which could be used to meet up to 5% of the UK's electricity needs. Two forms of technology are being assessed by the study: tidal barrages and ...

A team of Scottish engineers created a new tidal turbine blade that may reduce the cost of converting ocean currents into energy. The University of Edinburgh experts said their invention “reduces the ...

KIRKWALL, Scotland — Huddled inside what looks like a tanker ship anchored about two miles from shore, engineers from the Spanish company Magallanes Renovables monitor two giant rotors below the hull ...

In Great Britain and other European countries, companies are preparing to use the energy of ocean waves and tides to produce electricity. The UK is hoping to produce as much as 5 percent of its ...

Alongside the extraordinary fluvial discharges and the intense tidal currents, vigorous currents induced by the wind and an active western boundary current make this area one of the most energetic ...

The Sustainable Solutions Lab at the University of Massachusetts Boston produced the “Feasibility of Harbor-wide Barrier Systems” report for flood damage reduction in Boston in May 2018. Two scenarios ...

When winter wanes and days grow longer, the door to Ron Palau’s barber shop in Essex swings open more often. Palau’s got something that shoreline people want. And it isn’t just a haircut. Boaters, ...

The first full-scale tidal generator in Wales has been unveiled in an attempt to reduce the UK's carbon emissions. The device, an underwater turbine mounted on a free-standing base, will be installed ...