Ocean Renewable Power Company

The U.S. Department of Energy announced last week that two marine projects will receive a combined $6 million to develop a tidal energy pilot site. The announcement marks the first of five phases in a $35 million investment from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and could help deploy a tidal device for testing in Cook Inlet later this year.

A Maine-based renewable energy company with plans to build a tidal generator in Nikiski is now eyeing a second tidal site, in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

After studying the tides near Nikiski this summer, researchers said they’ve confirmed it would be a world-class place to put a tidal power generator.And…