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Openhydro set to raise €30m as tidal energy generator installed in Canada
Irish Green energy firm Openhydro has installed one of the first tidal energy generators of its kind off the Canadian coast and is close to closing a €30 million fundraising round. The company, backed by businessman Brendan Gilmore, One51 chief Philip Lynch and Canadian utility Emera, has insta
Is the ocean Florida’s untapped energy source?
The answer to easing the energy crunch in one of the nation's most populous states could lie underwater. Sea turbines make electricity which moves via cable, left, to shore. A hydrogen by-product is collected on a ship. Imagine if your utility company could harness t
Renewable Energy To Come From Slow Water Currents
We can use slow moving ocean and river waves for a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. A University of Michigan engineer has developed a device that acts like a fish that turns the potentially destructive vibrations in water into clean, renewable energy. This machine is named as
