A barge carrying the latest technology for generating electricity from ocean power has been launched from Fairhaven’s Union Wharf on Friday, reports the South Coast Today news portal.
The barge has been deployed to Muskeget Channel, where it will test a tidal current generator. Due to a narrow passage in that area, tidal currents can reach speeds of up to 6 knots.
Among many government officials, marine scientists and researchers from the public and private sectors, who gathered for the launch, was John Miller, executive director of the New England Marine Renewable Energy Center, who said:
“There is enough energy in the wind, waves and tide in the waters off our shores to meet the total electric demand in New England today.”
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Offshore WIND staff, July 17, 2012