Tidal Power Companies
Tidal power is big business now. Just a decade ago the number of tidal power companies could be counted on one hand. Now there are dozens of tidal power companies working in every segment of the industry from infrastructure development to manufacturing to project management to finance. Not only have new companies been conceived, but existing companies with marine expertise have also entered the market.The following is a look at the tidal power companies in the industry and their market aspirations.
Company
Technology
Location
Alstom Hydro
Venturi Device
France
Aquantis Inc
Vertical Axis Turbine
USA
Atlantis Resources Corp
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Atlantisstrom
Atlantisstorm
Germany
Aquascientific
Aquascientific Turbine
UK
Balkee Tide
Horizontal Axis Turbine
Mauritius
BioPower System Pty Ltd
Hydrofoil/Kite
Australia
Blue Energy
Vertical Axis Turbine
Canada
Bluewater
Horizontal/Vertical Axis Turbines
Netherlands
BluStream
MegaWatForce
France
Bourne Energy
Horizontal Axis Turbine
USA
Cetus Energy
Horizontal Axis Turbine
Australia
Clean Current Power Systems
Clean Current Tidal Turbine
Canada
Crest Energy
Tidal Stream
New Zealand
Current2Current
Vertical Axis Turbine
UK
Current Power AB
Vertical Axis Turbine
Sweden
Ecofys
Horizontal Axis Turbine
Netherlands
Edinburgh Designs
Vertical Axis Turbine
UK
Edinburgh University
Vertical Axis Turbine
UK
Elemental Energy
Horizontal Axis Turbine
Australia
Fieldstone Tidal Energy
Fieldstone Tidal Energy
USA
Firth Tidal Energy
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Flumill
Flumill Power Tower
Norway
Free Flow 69
Horizontal Axis Turbine
USA
Free Flow Power Corporation
Horizontal Axis Turbine
USA
GCK Technology
Vertical Axis Turbine
USA
Greener Works Limited
Archimedes Screw
UK
Greenheat Systems Ltd
Archimedes Screw
UK
Hales Energy Ltd
Vertical Axis Turbine
UK
Hammerfest Strom
Horizontal Axis Turbine
Norway
Hydra Tidal Energy Technology
Horizontal Axis Turbine
Norway
Hydro Green Energy
Venturi
USA
Hydro-Gen
Archimedes Screw
France
HydroCoil Power, Inc
Archimedes Screw
USA
Hydrokinetic Laboratory
Horizontal Axis Turbine
USA
Hydromine
Archimedes Screw
UK
Hydroventuri
Venturi
UK
Hydrovolts Inc
Vertical Axis Turbine
USA
Ing Arvid Nesheim
Archimedes Screw
Norway
Kepler Energy
Vertical Axis Turbine
UK
Kinetic Energy Systems
Horizontal Axis Turbine
USA
Lucid Energy Technologies
Vertical Axis Turbine
USA
Lunar Energy
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Magallanes Renovables
Horizontal Axis Turbine
Spain
Marine Current Turbines
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Minesto
Archimedes Screw
Sweden
Natural Currents
Archimedes Screw
USA
Nautricity Ltd
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Neo-Aerodynamic Ltd
Vertical Axis Turbine
USA
Neptune Systems
Archimedes Screw
Netherlands
Neptune Renewable Energy Ltd
Vertical Axis Turbine
UK
New Energy Crop.
Vertical Axis Turbine
Canada
Norwegian Ocean Power
Archimedes Screw
Norway
Ocean Flow Energy
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Ocean Renewable Power
Archimedes Screw
USA
Oceana Energy Company
Horizontal Axis Turbine
USA
Offshore Islands Ltd
Archimedes Screw
USA
OpenHydro
Horizontal Axis Turbine
Ireland
Ponte di Archimede
Archimedes Screw
Italy
Pulse Tidal
Pulse-Stream
UK
Robert Gordon University
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Rotech
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Rugged Renewables
Archimedes Screw
UK
SABELLA SAS
Horizontal Axis Turbine
France
Scotrenewables
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
SMD Hydrovision
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Sustainable Marine Technologies
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Starfish Electronics Ltd
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Statkraft
Horizontal Axis Turbine
Norway
Swanturbines Ltd
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Teamwork Tech
Horizontal Axis Turbine
Netherlands
The Engineering Buisiness
Hydrofoil/Kite
UK
Tidal Electric
Archimedes Screw
UK/USA
Tidal Energy Ltd
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Tidal Energy Systems Corporation
Venturi
USA
Tidal Energy Pty Ltd
Vertical Axis Turbine
Australia
Tidal Generation Limited
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Tidal Sails
Archimedes Screw
Norway
TidalStream
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Tidebg
Horizontal Axis Turbine
Denmark
Tocardo BV
Tocardo Turbines
Netherlands
UEK Corporation
Hydrofoil/Kite
USA
University of Southampton
Horizontal Axis Turbine
UK
Verdant Power
Horizontal Axis Turbine
USA
Voith Hydro
Horizontal Axis Turbine
Germany
Vortex Hydro Energy
Archimedes Screw
USA
Water Wall Turbine
Archimedes Screw
USA
Woodshed Technologies
Archimedes Screw
Australia/USA