Scotland has the tidal power. This project will generate 8 MW and cost £40 million. Maybe someday, and not too far off either, Scotland will generate most of its power from tides and wind.
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Peak Energy has more. It will be expensive compared to other types of power. However, a utility has agreed to buy the power using preferential tariffs. Tidal power is still in its infancy. As the technology develops, the costs will drop. Perhaps one day the planet will created huge amounts of power from the utterly predictable tides. [...] Verdant Power has gotten approval to install 30 underwater turbines in the East River and hook them up to the grid, generating 1 MW. Currently, they have six test turbines. Extensve testing has shown that fish are not harmed by the turbines. Tidal power like this can be installed close to where the power [...] Renewable Energy World has a long, detailed article and podcast on unconventional hydro power, focusing on wave and tidal power. “We designed a novel blade modification for potential turbine performance improvement, which was inspired by humpback whale flippers, with the addition of tubercles, or bumps, to the leading edge of each blade.” The Oyster from Aquamarine Power generates power from waves. Scientists and developers plan a testing site between Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket for offshore wind, tidal, and wave energy systems. The site would have berths for equipment, allow sharing of information, and be compliant with all regulations – something which will save projects large [...] Neptune Renewable Energy Ltd announces that it has successfully completed a series of rigorous in-water tests on the multi-million pound full-scale demonstrator of its world-leading Proteus NP1000 tidal stream power generator. A key landmark in the testing process was the powering-up and generation of electricity as proof of the commercial potential of the device’s [...] And opts for nuclear instead, apparently By 2020, Scotland expects to power 750,000 homes with commercial-scale wave and tidal power Discover Magazine has a slideshow of the wave and tidal devices that will be used, such as the pictured tidal turbine. PS These devices do not include Scotland’s vast potential amount of offshore wind power. That’s a whole separate subject. [...] |  | ||||
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