RME Successfully Concludes Ocean Tests in North Carolina
RME today announced that it had successfully completed ocean trials of a wave energy converter prototype that it is developing pursuant to a Phase II SBIR grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The prototype is a near-shore, surge-type wave energy converter (WEC) that is mounted on the seafloor just outside the surf zone and captures energy from waves that pass overhead. In addition to funding...
RME CEO Elected Chairman of U.S. Standards Committee
RME CEO Bill Staby was today elected Chairman of the U.S. delegation to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) TC-114 standards development committee. As Chairman of the U.S. delegation, Bill will be managing eight project teams that are developing technical standards applied to the marine hydrokinetics (MHK) industry in areas including device performance assessment, resource measurement/characterization,...
RME Top Finalist of the 2011 Global Ideas competition
Resolute Marine Energy was selected as one of six finalists in the 2011 Cleantech Open Global Ideas competition. The Global Ideas competition is a hunt for the most promising clean technology ideas anywhere in the world and seeks to find and reward companies and management teams with “big ideas” for solving some of the most critical environmental and economic issues of our day. One national winner...
RME winner of the 2011 MassChallenge business plan competition
Resolute Marine Energy was announced to be one of the 26 winning startups in the 2011 MassChallenge Startup Competition and Accelerator. The second annual $1M competition launched on March 7 and attracted 733 applications from 24 countries and 34 states. The 125 highest-impact, highest-potential startups were invited as competition finalists to participate in a 3-month accelerator providing intensive...
RME CEO a Panelist at the “Juice 3.0” Conference
On Saturday November 5th, RME CEO Bill Staby will participate in a panel discussion at the “Juice 3.0” conference at the Camden Opera House in Camden, ME. The panel will tackle the topic “Risking Energy Revolution: Sustainable Energy and Innovation Funding” with the goal of inspiring conference attendees to make a personal commitment to help solve the challenges facing our planet. “This...
RME attends the Alaska Energy Authority Rural Energy Conference
RME attended the 7th annual Rural Energy Conference which is sponsored by the Alaska Energy Authority and was held in the capital city of Juneau on September 26-29, 2011. RME CEO Bill Staby remarked “I was really shocked by the challenges facing Alaska’s rural communities when it comes to energy costs.” “Many of these communities are 100% dependent upon diesel generators for heat and power...
RME wins R&D Grant from the Department of Interior
The U.S. Department of Interior – Bureau of Reclamation, has awarded a research & development grant to RME to develop a critical subsystem that will enable wave energy converters to cost-effectively power seawater reverse osmosis desalination systems. RME COO and project Principal Investigator Olivier Ceberio said, “this grant, along with funding from private capital sources, will allow us...
U.S. Commerce Department selects RME to Participate in South African Trade Mission
The U.S. Commerce Department has selected RME to participate in a trade mission to South Africa which will take place September 19 – 23, 2011. The planned itinerary includes meetings with governmental officials in Johannesburg and Capetown as well as interviews with potential customers and commercial partners. RME COO Olivier Ceberio commented, “it’s a great honor for RME to be selected because...
