Flower-Like Wave Energy Turbines Could Power the Coasts of Japan

Source: treehugger.com Published: September 28, 2017 © OIST By Megan Treacy Along Japan’s coasts are structures called tetrapods. These pyramid-shaped concrete wave breakers serve to reduce the strength of crashing waves to prevent erosion in key spots along the...

Scotland The Wave (Tidal Power Takes Over in The North)

Source: earthtimes.org Published: January 6, 2017 The 4-year-old BOLT design by Fred Olsen is one of the most successful wave-power devices, approaching commercial production after extensive testing in the UK’s Falmouth testing area. BOLT image; Credit: © Fred Olsen...

World’s First Large-Scale Tidal Energy Farm Launches in Scotland

Source: theguardian.com Published: September 12, 2016 The Edinburgh-based Atlantis Resources hopes the project will eventually have 269 turbines and provide enough electricity to power 175,000 homes. Photograph: Mike Brookes Roper/PA MeyGen tidal stream project leads...

Dutch Company To Test Floating Turbine In Bay Of Fundy In Late 2017

Source: thestar.com Published: July 12, 2016   By Keith Doucette HALIFAX—By late 2017, the quest to generate commercial quantities of electricity from the powerful tidal currents in the Bay of Fundy could include testing of a Dutch-engineered floating turbine system...