Tides are predictable years in advance, unlike wind or sunlight. Because of this reliability, harnessing the energy of ocean tides has long appealed to engineers. The difficulty lies in building ...
At the bottom of Sequim Bay’s tidal channel, four-bladed turbines churn through the water. Critics have feared devices like ...
Lance McMullan tests an early prototype of his tidal generator in Juneau in October 2023. (Photo by Anna Canny/KTOO) Inventor Lance McMullan has a beautiful house on Douglas Island. But he spends ...