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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">CIRenew Forum, Saturday, August
2</SPAN></FONT><BR>"Rising Tide: Local Opportunities for Tidal Energy
Technology" </TD></TR>
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style="FONT-STYLE: italic">6:30 - 8:30 pm, Woods Hole Research Center, 149
Woods Hole Road, Falmouth</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Dean Corren</SPAN>, director of marine current
technology for <A
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target=_blank track="on" linktype="link">Verdant Power</A>, will describe
his experiences leading the world's first grid-connected demonstration of
low-impact tidal energy technology at an August 2 forum at Woods Hole
Research Center. Local tidal energy projects also will be discussed. The
forum, free and open to the public, begins at 6:30 pm; light refreshments
will be served, and information will be available on local energy programs
and opportunities. <BR><BR>"The Cape & Islands region has the best
tidal energy resource in the state," says Chris Powicki, CIRenew
president. "As planning for local projects proceeds, this forum gives
residents and decision-makers the chance to hear one of the nation's
leading experts speak about the benefits and issues associated with
harnessing tidal energy." <BR><BR>For Verdant Power, Mr. Corren plays key
roles in the <A
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target=_blank track="on" linktype="link">Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy
</A>, which for more than a year has been generating clean energy in New
York's East River while examining the ecological impacts of "kinetic
hydropower devices," which are analogous to underwater wind turbines. In
the photo above, courtesy of Verdant Power, a test device is being
prepared for installation. Pending the success of this pioneering
demonstration, his company plans a larger project supplying the New York
City grid, and it already is developing projects elsewhere in North
America. <BR><BR>Two other companies and the community of Edgartown are
pursuing tidal energy initiatives in the Cape & Islands region.
Representatives from these projects are expected to be in attendance at
the August 2 forum. <BR><BR><A
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joan C. Muller</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Education Coordinator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>508-457-0495 x107</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Box 3092</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Waquoit, MA 02536</FONT></DIV>
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