U.S. DOE announces $38 million to support hydrokinetic turbine technology development - Renewable Energy World

2020-04-14 01:35
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced up to $38 million in funding for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program, called Submarine Hydrokinetic And Riverine Kilo-megawatt Systems (SHARKS). The program seeks to design economically attractive hydrokinetic turbines (HKT) for tidal and riverine currents. Tidal and riverine energy resources are renewable, have the advantage...