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As long as the moon continues to orbit the earth, there will be energy in the tides. This reliability is just one of the many advantages of tidal energy, and as sea levels rise, it will become even more relevant as the effect of climate change becomes a reality. In the U.K. alone, the government estimates that wave and tidal combined has the potential to deliver 30 – 50GW equating to around 20 percent of the country’s current electricity needs. As in- vestment and innovation begin to surge across the sector, Dutch-based tidal energy leader

Tocardo joins with Nortek to help optimize the operational performance of its turbines.

Sicco Kamminga, Director of Nortek’s Netherlands division, explains how ADCPs are con- tributing to solving the world’s sustainable energy needs.

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