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Tides are predictable years in advance, unlike wind or sunlight. Because of this reliability, harnessing the energy of ocean tides has long appealed to engineers. The difficulty lies in building ...

The UK’s annual electricity demand is expected to more than double by 2050. To meet this daunting target without relying on fossil fuels, the government is betting big on wind power – one of the ...

The City of Liverpool, England, has unveiled advanced proposals to build the world’s largest tidal power generator on the River Mersey. If it’s built, Mersey Tidal Power would become the largest tidal ...

A Maine-based renewable energy company with plans to build a tidal generator in Nikiski is now eyeing a second tidal site. Ocean Renewable Power Company hopes it can harness the strong tides in the ...

What if we could harness the relentless power of the ocean to light up our homes and power our cities? Between Mainland Orkney and the island of Eday in Scotland, this isn’t just a dream—it’s a ...

Scottish engineering firm Orbital Marine Power has secured more funding for the world’s most powerful tidal turbine. On Monday, the firm announced that it had secured $9.64 million, which will go into ...

The attraction of a tidal generator is that water has 800 times the density of air, so it contains 800 times the energy when in motion. That basic fact explains why tidal generators are attracting the ...

Scottish engineering firm Orbital Marine Power said Monday it secured £8 million ($9.64 million) in funding to "finance the ongoing operation" of its O2 tidal turbine, in another step forward for the ...