hydrokinetic power

In the United States' quest to become a new energy powerhouse, marine energy has been low on the Obama Administration's cleantech priority list.  However, with ever-improving technology capable of more-efficiently capturing the power of moving water, marine energy could very well see a spike in interest from the government as well as the private market.

Capturing the power of tides has been slowly gaining momentum in the renewable power conversation but recent technological advancements and interest suggest that commercial production of hydrokinetic power is not too far off.

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The first U.S. federally licensed in-stream hydrokinetic power project began operating commercially on August 20 on the Mississippi River.