Demand for hydropower surges as Trump clamps down on clean energy
Submersible hydroelectric technology deployed across the Great Lakes could become a key cog in clean energy efforts, supporters say, amid surging electricity demand and costs.
Urban River Deployment Spotlights the Adaptability of Marine Energy
To glimpse marine energy at work first-hand has often meant a trip to hard-to-reach places—where the ebb of tides, the peaks and troughs of waves, and the flow of mighty rivers are at their most powerful.
Un projet d’hydrolienne dans le fleuve Saint-Laurent piloté à Sherbrooke
La filière sherbrookoise d’Ocean Renewable Power Company Canada (ORPC) installera deux hydroliennes dans le fleuve Saint-Laurent cet été.
Canada invests in innovation to flow clean energy from river currents
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.
Renforcer la résilience énergétique lors des pointes hivernales
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
Big River ready for next stage of hydrokinetic project
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/
Proposed Mackenzie River submersible turbine project advances to next phase
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
Marine energy developer pursues Cook Inlet tidal project
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/
ORPC files draft license for Alaska tidal energy 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/
Tidal energy group awaits decision on project grant
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