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Maine Takes Tidal Power to Next Level

Posted April 29, 2012 8:56 PM

From Forbes - Tech:

Maine's Public Utilities Commission approved the first long-term deals for purchasing power from a grid-connected tidal energy plant with ratepayer funds in the United States last week.

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04/30/2012 11:53 AM

Not a lot of information, mention composites that won't corrode, but what are they doing to prevent sea life from growing on them?

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04/30/2012 10:12 PM

Shark skin...

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05/01/2012 7:21 PM

LoL, but would the shark be fine with it? Would lawyer hide work as a substitute if we run low on sharks?

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05/01/2012 2:58 AM

" ... a capacity of up to 900kW ..." That's nice but what is the actual ENERGY produced per day?

Expected kW.hr/annum would be fine, that way we can compare it to the alternatives.

Oh yeah, what about cost? And expected maintenance costs? etc.

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