This article was originally published by Hakai Magazine. Hidden in the ebb and flow of the tides is a wealth of energy. Primarily generated by the gravitational pull of the moon, tidal power is more ...
These entrepreneurs are working to harness tidal power as a reliable, scalable source of energy. But there’s one big problem. During the pandemic, for about a year, New Yorkers looking over the East ...
Tides are predictable years in advance, unlike wind or sunlight. Because of this reliability, harnessing the energy of ocean tides has long appealed to engineers. The difficulty lies in building ...
An illustration of a harbor porpoise (middle) swimming with two other porpoises. Analyzing harbor porpoises’ echolocation clicks gave scientists a way to measure how closely they approach tidal power ...