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 ...

The potential of tidal energy is huge, but the U.S. currently doesn’t have a single tidal power plant operational. the total energy potential of marine sources is estimated to be more than double (57% ...

NEW BEDFORD — While the offshore wind industry has been making local headlines for years, there's another area of renewable energy that's begun quietly making waves in Greater New Bedford. In fact, ...

A Japanese company is set to drop an enormous machine into the ocean to generate power that, in theory, is unlimited. It's a timely proposition, given that a number of countries around the world are ...

The world’s oceans could play a role in supporting the clean energy grids of the future. But that possibility hinges on the successful rollout of tidal stream and wave technology. Tidal stream energy ...

Tidal power has always been one of those renewable energy ideas that sounds brilliant in theory—predictable, clean, and totally unaffected by weather. But the ocean is a tough place to build anything, ...

Although it’s been debated for decades, the topic of tidal energy has dominated the headlines of late. What is it, what benefits does it offer and what’s the potential for its future use? We’ll tell ...