Fossil-free though it may be, hydropower comes with its specific set of challenges. It has a high initial cost, and can often be invasive and destructive to local communities and biodiversity. Furthermore, it will, in all likelihood, become increasingly susceptible to droughts. But what if we could harness the power of the oceans themselves? This is what Scotland-based Orbital Marine Power is aiming to do with its 2MW+ O2. Its developers say it is the worlds most powerful tidal turbine under commercial operation and a result of 15 years of refinement. Now, Orbital has just won an Option Agreement from…
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