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Cobscook Bay Single TidGen Tidal Turbine Test
ORPC’s TidGen® Power System harnesses energy from tidal currents to provide predictable, renewable power for community-scale microgrids and utility-scale electricity networks. Prior to testing a full-scale iteration of the TidGen device, ORPC tested a single turbine TidGen system during summer 2023 in Cobscook Bay. Information gathered during the single turbine TidGen test phase is being utilized to complete designs, installation plans, and buildout for the full scale TidGen device.
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Project Status
Is the project actively being planned or is deployed in the water (active)? Or was the project canceled or completed (inactive)?
Inactive
Project Life Cycle
Project Progress through life cycle:
- Planned: Project has identified a deployment location and is preparing for deployment
- Operational: Project is deployed in the water and is active
- Completed: Project was previously deployed in the water
- Decommissioned: Installation has been fully removed in accordance with regulations
- Canceled: Project was canceled before being deployed in the water
Completed
Max Rated Power Capacity
The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.
0.12 MW
Operational Duration
May 2023 - September 2023
Project Duration
2022 - 2023
Energy Resource
- Tidal
Project Scale
Sub-scale
Number of Devices
1
Grid Connectivity
Not Grid Connected
Waterbody
Cobscook Bay, Eastport and Lubec, Maine
Site Characteristics
Geographic characterization for the project location:
- Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land
- Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary
- Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water
- Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land
- River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water
Enclosed Bay
Country
United States
Environmental Details
Last Modified
10 June 2025
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“Cobscook Bay Single TidGen Tidal Turbine Test.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Cobscook_Bay_Single_TidGen_Tidal_Turbine_Test. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "Cobscook Bay Single TidGen Tidal Turbine Test." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Cobscook_Bay_Single_TidGen_Tidal_Turbine_Test.
