People have been harnessing tidal energy for milling grain for more than 1,000 years. As you’d imagine though, today’s contraptions for tapping this 24/7 power source are a little more sophisticated.

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% ...

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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, ...

No wonder the European Marine Energy Center, one of the world’s leading agencies for developing and testing wave and tidal power technologies, chose to set up shop here; the nonprofit agency hosts ...

The most valuable unexploited natural resource on earth? Tidal streams and ocean currents might be the answer. A spin-off from Swedish aerospace manufacturer Saab, Minesto utilizes an underwater kite ...

The narrow channels and strong currents of the Salish Sea could provide an ideal testing ground for tidal energy. It is a promising technology. Unlike solar and wind, tides are consistent and reliable ...

This article was originally published by Hakai Magazine. Hidden in the ebb and flow of the tides is a wealth of energy. Primarily generated by the gravitational pull of the moon, tidal power is more ...

Minesto, a marine energy technology developer based in Sweden, is a winner of the 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair for deploying the first operational, megawatt-scale tidal energy kite in the Faroe Islands.

Lance McMullan tests an early prototype of his tidal generator in Juneau in October 2023. (Photo by Anna Canny/KTOO) Inventor Lance McMullan has a beautiful house on Douglas Island. But he spends ...