Tidal power is a promising source of electricity, but faces significant waves of challenges

        July 10, 2019 The Financial Post | Canada | renewables: tidal

After financing fell through on a grid-tied 2-MW OpenHydro sea-floor tidal turbine in the Bay of Fundy’s Minas Passage off the Nova Scotia coast, companies are again trying to harness the world’s largest tides, including a $117-million project by DP Energy, Uisce Tapa, to deploy 6 1.5-MW turbines by 2022 as stipulated in a power purchase agreement.