N.Y. Times: The Search for Energy Takes a Turn Underwater (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/10/us/turbine-to-harness-the-tides-to-generate-power.html)
QuoteEASTPORT, Me. – The fearsome tides that sweep out from the easternmost shores of the United States have for more than 80 years teased engineers and presidents like Franklin D. Roosevelt, who have dreamed of harnessing their force to make electricity.
QuoteAnd next week, a device that looks a bit like an eggbeater turned sideways will be lowered into the water here to catch the energy of the rushing water, spinning a generator that, come September, is scheduled to begin sending power to the grid.