Harnessing the Power of the Sea for Renewable Energy

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Could the famously predictable tides provide reliable power to coastal communities? What if the same waves that induce queasiness made aquaculture more productive? The UNH-led Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC) is developing the technology and skills that will unlock the power of the sea as a renewable source of energy. A new $12 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will advance these efforts by funding research, facilities and workforce development for the marine energy industry. “There’s a lot of energy in the ocean — it’s abundant and renewable.” “There’s a lot of energy in the ocean — it’s abundant and renewable,” says AMEC director Martin Wosnik, professor of mechanical and ocean engineering at UNH. “We think we can harness some of that energy in a reasonably...
Beth Potier

5 Ways Wildcats Are Staying Cool This Summer

2 months 2 weeks ago
Summer of ’24 has already broken heat records here in New England, but some in our UNH community are staying cool. Here are five ways our ’Cats are beating the dog days of summer. Cruising on an icebreaker. Three researchers from UNH’s world-renowned Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping — director Larry Mayer, associate director Brian Calder, and affiliate assistant research professor Liz Weidner ’23G — are in northern Greenland on board the Swedish icebreaker Oden. They’re mapping the seafloor of this unexplored region, contributing to our understanding of the melting Greenland Ice Sheet and its impact on sea level rise. Chilling above the Arctic Circle. At Sweden’s Abisko Research Station, professor of Earth sciences Ruth Varner and a team of researchers, including UNH students,...
Beth Potier
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