On a sunny day in 2010, a boat full of dignitaries watched as Ocean Renewable Power Co.’s team lowered a tidal turbine into the waters near Eastport. “Gov. Baldacci, Congressman Michaud, Capt.

The experiment taking place in the 120-foot-deep Western Passage represents the latest advance in an emerging technology that seems to be moving forward in baby steps but could one day help meet the ...

The Eastport region has Maine’s highest tides — 20 feet — because it is perched at the mouth of the vast Bay of Fundy, home to the greatest tides on the planet. It’s the ultimate tidal resource, and ...

The Eastport region has Maine’s highest tides — 20 feet — because it is perched at the mouth of the vast Bay of Fundy, home to the greatest tides on the planet. It’s the ultimate tidal resource, and ...

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EASTPORT, Maine — The nation's first commercial tidal energy project was dedicated Tuesday in this northeastern-most city of the United States, the beginning of a new industry that energy officials ...

Last week, about 200 people gathered in Eastport, Maine to dedicate the first tidal-power project in the country that will convey electricity to the power grid. The Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project ...

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