The study of the use of tidal flow to create useable energy is a topic of primary interest to the participants in the Tide Mill Institute. Each of the annual conferences has included a component devoted to the use of tidal energy and the re-use of tide mill sites.
There is a huge amount of information on the internet about this topic, and we have listed only a few websites below. The field is changing every day and so is the information, so don’t limit yourself to the sites we have pointed out.
Alexander Gorlov
Alexander Gorlov has been a frequent speaker at Tide Mill Institute conferences. The Gorlov Helical Turbine has been used in experimental installations around the world and has been adapted in a number of ways.
Gorlov was Professor Emeritus and Director of the Hydro-Pneumatic Power Laboratory at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass. He passed away in 2016 at age 85. Read more about Professor Gorlov at Wikipedia.org.
Scott D. Anderson
Scott D. Anderson, another TMI speaker, used a helical turbine in an application with South American native populations. More information about using helical turbines in river currents.
A Few Tidal Energy News Sites
http://www.offshoreenergyresearch.ca/OEER/SEAHome/tabid/117/Default.aspx
http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/tidal.htm
http://www.mainetidalpower.com/
http://www.orpc.co/
http://www.slideshare.net/AjayTakhar/tidal-energy-overview7
“Ocean Energy Explored” by David Appleyard
“Marine current, wave and tidal energy is set to boom. Not only is interest and investment in the range of technologies growing, the engineering disciplines and testing facilities that support them are becoming more mature. With full commercial operations surely just around the corner, we explore the power of the deep.”
Potential Tidal Energy Sites in Maine
In 2015, the State of Maine’s Governor’s Energy Office issued a report titled Maine Hydropower Study. This study provides an inventory of existing and potential hydropower resources in the state, including tidal energy resources. The report presents a list of 19 potential tidal energy sites, with generating capacity estimates for many.
The report also contains a wave energy inventory assessment for Maine.