Some of the fastest-moving tides in the world could meet half of Scotland's power needs. A new study finds that an island channel called the Pentland Firth has the potential to realistically generate 1.9 gigawatts of power—nearly ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
A 2kW prototype of the SeaUrchin tidal turbine, which is constructed using composite materials, is currently being tested in Australia. The SeaUrchin is claimed to be as little as half the cost of competing marine generators to ...