In this animation, made using matnimation, we visually demonstrate how the ocean tides on earth are generated due to the gravitational tidal fields of the moon and the sun. For more details, check out ...

One of the world's first tidal energy generators was being installed off the coast of a Scottish island today. One of the world's first tidal energy generators was being installed off the coast of a ...

What happens if you run an electric motor backwards? In short, it stops being a motor and becomes a generator. Following this principle, researchers at the University of Southampton have built a new ...

The first tidal generator in North America has gone online this month in the Bay of Fundy, and is expected to generate enough electricity to power 500 homes. While most hydro generators harness the ...

June 28, 2007 The tidal motion of water offers us an amazing source of energy - it's immensely powerful, predictable, reliable and can be harvested with no emissions and very little impact on the ...

Computer simulation of Verdant Power's tidal turbines in action. (Note: video has no audio track.) Video courtesy of Verdant Power (1:00).

Britain has confirmed its position as the world leader in marine renewable technology, after planning permission was officially granted for a prototype tidal stream generator in the Humber Estuary ...

A delayed tidal power generator at Pembroke Dock is vital to creating jobs and securing the area's economic future, a local councillor has said. Jonathan Nutting was speaking after it was revealed ...

A flagship tidal energy turbine has generated more electricity in its first year than Scotland's entire wave and tidal sector produced before it. The Scotrenewables SR2000, with its 2MW turbine, was ...

The first full-scale tidal generator in Wales has been unveiled in an attempt to reduce the UK's carbon emissions. The device, an underwater turbine mounted on a free-standing base, will be installed ...