The Government of Canada is investing in innovative river‑current energy technology to provide communities with more proven-clean electricity options that are both accessible and affordable.

Learn more at https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2026/02/canada-invests-in-innovation-to-flow-clean-energy-from-river-currents.html

Au Québec, les épisodes de froid extrême font grimper la demande d’électricité en quelques heures, ce qui met sous tension le réseau de transport et de distribution. Au-delà des appels à la sobriété, des solutions innovantes se déploient dans la province pour alléger les pointes, renforcer la fiabilité du réseau et réduire son empreinte carbone.

Learn more at https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/environnement/950571/renforcer-resilience-energetique-lors-pointes-hivernales

Following “promising” research on the Mackenzie River, or Deh Cho, Big River Service is working to advance a project that could harness the power of the mighty river to provide clean energy.

Learn more at https://cabinradio.ca/261386/news/dehcho/fort-providence/big-river-ready-for-next-stage-of-hydrokinetic-project/

A project that would generate hydroelectricity for Fort Providence, N.W.T., using a submersible turbine in the Mackenzie River instead of a dam will receive just under $600,000 to fund the project's next stage: data collection.

Learn more at https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/mackenzie-river-submersible-turbine-data-collection-funding-1.7649834

ORPC recently filed a draft pilot license application for a tidal energy project site near Nikiski.

Learn more at https://www.homernews.com/news/marine-energy-developer-pursues-cook-inlet-tidal-project/

U.S.-based ORPC has submitted a draft pilot license application to FERC for its East Foreland Tidal Energy Project in Cook Inlet, Alaska. The site has been identified as having the highest tidal energy potential in the U.S.

Learn more at https://www.offshore-energy.biz/orpc-files-draft-license-for-alaska-tidal-energy-project/

Ocean Renewable Power Company's TidGen Power System being tested in Maine last summer.

Learn more at https://www.kdll.org/local-news/2025-02-14/tidal-energy-group-awaits-decision-on-project-grant

The quest to make Eastport energy resilient has put the city at the forefront of Maine’s renewable energy transition and made it a leader in energy independence work for remote communities in the state and beyond.

Learn more at https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/26/science/uss-easternmost-city-could-become-model-renewable-energy-future/