Demand for electricity is rising in Canada but many remote and coastal communities throughout the country remain not easily served by major transmission systems and consequently rely on diesel generation for dependable power. Yet a 2008 study suggested that the amount of energy which can be captured from waves, tides, and river currents is enough […]
Swordfish Energy
How This Canadian Ocean-Tech Startup Generates Clean Energy from Underwater
A startup based out of British Columbia is developing an underwater turbine that it believes could replace popular diesel generators with significantly cleaner energy production methods. Swordfish Energy was launched from Vancouver Island by the eclectic entrepreneur Dorn Beattie in 2018. Beattie is behind Swordfish’s flagship product, the Compeller, a corkscrew-shaped turbine designed to generate […]