Green Options » Blue Energy Canada/World Energy Research http://greenoptions.com/tag/blue-energy-canadaworld-energy-research Posts tagged 'Blue Energy Canada/World Energy Research' Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:01:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en DARPA Joins Blue Energy and World Energy in Race to Harness Ocean Power http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/04/darpa-joins-blue-energy-and-world-energy-in-race-to-harness-ocean-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/04/darpa-joins-blue-energy-and-world-energy-in-race-to-harness-ocean-power/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:01:31 +0000 Tina Casey http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/04/darpa-joins-blue-energy-and-world-energy-in-race-to-harness-ocean-power/ The power of the ocean appears limitless.

Is the world ready for another ambitious ocean power program?

Blue Energy Canada Inc. and World Energy Research are moving quickly in that direction.  After signing a memorandum of understanding last month, the two companies just announced a formal agreement to build a 200 megawatt, half-billion dollar commercial tidal power project based on Blue Energy’s Davis Tidal Turbine.  Meanwhile, DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has been quietly working the other end of the scale to develop buoy-sized ocean power generating equipment.

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