Mass. Researchers Build First Permanent Tidal Test Site

摘要

Three tidal turbine energy developers, including one U.K. company, are planning to test their prototypes at the world's first-of-its-kind permanent tidal test site on the Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts."The Bourne Tidal Test Site is the only place in the world where turbines can be tested in the stable and repeatable conditions of a test stand in real ocean conditions," says John Miller, executive director of the Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative, which oversaw construction of the test platform in the canal's strong, predictable currents.