Tidal Power Project Asks for 2-Year License Extension
The
developers of a tidal power project off Eastport, Maine, are asking the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a two-year extension of its
license to complete testing of some technology.The 300-kW Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project, run by Ocean Renewable Power Co., received its license in 2012 and began operations later the same year. Its license was granted as a pilot project, used to study the effect on ocean life and to test hydrokinetic technology.
Pilot licenses are granted to small, short-term projects that must be removable or able to be terminated at short notice. The Cobscook Bay project is ongoing, but the company wants an extension instead of a new license. Although it has been online since 2012, the technology is not suitable for commercial applications.
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