Maine Project Takes Historic Step Forward in U.S. Tidal Energy Deployment
Cobscook Bay, Maine, is the site of a tidal energy pilot project led by Ocean Renewable Power Company. | Photo courtesy of Ocean Renewable Power Company.

A pilot project that will generate electricity from Maine’s ocean tides could be a game-changer for America’s tidal energy industry at-large.

Powering up America’s Waterways
This map demonstrates the potential capacity to generate clean hydroelectric energy at existing non-powered dams across the U.S.

A new report looks at the tremendous potential to generate clean hydroelectric energy at existing dams across the U.S.

Turbines Off NYC East River Will Provide Power to 9,500 Residents
Free Flow System turbine being installed in East River, New York, NY (Dec 2006). | Image Credit: Kris Unger/Verdant Power, Inc.

30 tidal turbines will be fully installed in the New York Harbor by 2015. They'll use the flow of the river and tides to generate enough energy to power 9,500 New York homes.

Tapping into Wave and Tidal Ocean Power: 15% Water Power by 2030
A map generated by Georgia Tech's tidal energy resource database shows mean current speed of tidal streams. The East Coast, as shown above, has strong tides that could be tapped to produce energy. | Photo courtesy of Georgia Institute of Technology

In the most rigorous analyses undertaken to date, two recently released resource assessments show that waves and tidal currents off the nation's coasts contain enough energy to provide a significant portion our nation’s total annual electricity usage.