Recent studies finding that MCT's Seagen turbine has had little if any impact on sea and sea bird life has given the tidal industry a great boost. Other findings in the US have found that seals, while inquisitive by nature, have to date had little interest or concern over turbines. But some environmental researchers say that more turbines in differing water conditions are required to get an accurate picture of the overall environemtal impact.
25 Jan 2012
Tidal Today takes a snap shot of current tidal turbine designs and asks the experts how cost and funding impacts will change the shape not only of the industry, but the turbines themselves.
21 Dec 2011
Relatively low project costs and reduced environmental impacts are buoying interest in tidal stream’s prospects. Now it is up to the industry to prove it can deliver.
05 Dec 2011
Industry forecasters say a total of 150MW of wave and tidal current stream capacity is set to be installed in 2011-2015 with a lot riding on 2014 to be the year in which installations take off by more than 100 per cent.
23 Nov 2011
Cost savings are crucial in this industry, so getting grid connections right from the initial stages could determine its future uptake and success amongst utilities.
08 Nov 2011
The tidal energy industry has looked to the offshore oil and gas sector for advice, but could the shipbuilding and naval marine industries be better knowledge sharing partners for tidal stream developers?
20 Oct 2011
With so many countries now active in the tidal power market, where should potential investors consider getting their feet wet and why? In the first of a short series of reports looking at the issues to consider, a couple of key markets jump out as passing the initial business case criteria.
10 Oct 2011
England needs a major leap in policy to compete with Nova Scotia if it is to continue to encourage tidal developers to generate electricity. The Canadian province, which in May 2011 introduced the remarkably generous feed-in tariff COMFIT, is a beacon of promise for renewable energy companies around the world. Meanwhile, government organisations in England and Wales are not as decisive and are still considering whether to raise their incentives, with a decision expected before the end of the year.
28 Sep 2011
Harnessing energy from Australia's famous waves is already being investigated, with most studies taking place along the country’s prime southern and western coastlines. But what of tidal? With a new clean energy bill and an impressive funding structure in the works, tidal projects are making newfound progress in Australia and New Zealand.
14 Sep 2011
As companies work towards refining their various tidal energy technologies, attention is increasing towards fully understanding potential environmental impacts.
31 Aug 2011
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