The secrets of tidal energy are finally beginning to crack open, as demonstrated by an ambitious 200-megawatt tidal project in the Faroe Islands featuring new “Dragon Class” kite-style underwater turbines.
Tidal energy innovators are racing to harness renewable energy generated by the powerful force of the Moon on the oceans of the Earth.
NREL Experts Are Advancing Marine Energy and Hydropower To Help Build a 100% Clean Energy Future Over the last year, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers worked hard to advance water power, a clean, carbon-pollution-free energy source. From surging oceans to rushing rivers, flowing waters are a constant and bountiful … [continued]
Marine energy company Verdant Power has plopped three tidal power turbines into New York City’s East River on one array. This is called the Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project, and it is indeed the first US-licensed tidal power project.
A round of government leasing for tidal pilot projects in France completed this week, with companies including GDF Suez, Alstom, and EDF among the big winners. And the announcement of this round of tidal projects comes at the same time as France’s government promised another offshore wind leasing round some … [continued]
Tidal power, or, to put it another way, the power of the moon, is certainly a powerful energy source. The tidal fluctuations caused by the movement of the massive body of the moon is worth tapping, right? Many have of course tried — and are currently trying — but the effective … [continued]
A Japanese firm named Modec has been developing and conducting small-scale testing of a new generator which utilizes both wind and wave energy. It is an offshore turbine which was dreamed up by Takuju Nakamura that has a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) on top as well as a vertical-axis wave-powered … [continued]
Looking to lay the foundation for sustainable economic development centered on tidal and marine renewable energy, the Ports of Normandy and local government authorities announced plans to expand the ports of Cherbourg and Caen-Ouistreham.
Having boosted Seagen’s energy output 2 GWh since January, the Siemens MCT project team is looking forward to additional deployments in the UK, as well as orders from other tidal power project developers. […]
Scotland’s first and only currently consented tidal power project has successfully completed an initial testing period in Orkney, and is now providing electricity to homes and business on the nearby island of Eday. The 1-MW underwater turbine was installed last December and has been undergoing a battery of tests … [continued]
