March 4:
New Hydropower Tech Validated
Researcher Dr. Jim Thomson requests grant funding from the Navy
to develop applications of the Hydrovolts turbine for ocean
sensor power.
February:
Hydrovolts moves to new office at the
Washington Research
Foundation; a new Technical Assistance Grant is provided by the
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for generator design.
2008
December: A new
larger prototype turbine is constructed at Everett Engineering,
Inc.
September: A
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement is signed with
the
Applied Physics Lab at the University of Washington
Download available:
Presentation on tidal power study and future potential (12MB
file PDF file):
WIREC Hamner Tidal Power Show
April 21: Hydrovolts visits Pacific Northwest Laboratory
of the US Dept of Energy for discussions regarding collaboration on ocean energy
development and hydrokinetic and offshore technologies.
March 17-18:
Hydrovolts founder Burton Hamner invited to New Zealand to
review marine energy fund applications.
March 12-13:
Hydrovolts participates in Globe 2008 clean tech conference in
Vancouver, BC
Dec 07:
The US Congress passes the Energy Independence and Security Act
of 2007, including Subtitle C—Marine
and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Technologies.
This provides $50 million per year for five years for ocean and
river energy R&D.
Oct 07:
Hydrovolts founder presents at
Continuing Legal Education Seminar on
New Science and Emerging Tidal
Energy ~ Where and How Much Can We Harvest, At What Cost, and What
Environmental Concerns?
Oct 07:
Hydrovolts founder interviewed by the
Wall Street
Reporter, Oct 10, 2007 - listen online!
(Founder Burton Hamner's full name is William Burton Hamner and the
interviewer calls him both William and Bill!)
Oct 07:
Hydrovolts (then called Puget Sound Tidal Power LLC) presents at the
Dow Jones Alternative Energy
Conference, Oct 2007 - the only ocean/river energy industry company among
more than 50 presenters.
