http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/137216.htmlBANGOR, Maine — The steel and composite frame was impressive enough just sitting on the blacktop Thursday afternoon next to a fabrication plant near the Bangor International Airport.
But when it is placed in the water next month, Ocean Renewable Power Co.’s underwater Turbine Generator Unit, or TGU, will make an even bigger splash.
The TGU device, designed to harness tidal power in Cobscook Bay near Eastport, will have a capacity rating of 60 kilowatts, making it the largest ocean energy device deployed in U.S. waters.
Portland-based Ocean Renewable unveiled parts of the TGU — the generator and support structure — on Thursday at the offices of Stillwater Metalworks, which fabricated the steel components and assembled the 46-foot-long, 14-foot-wide, 11-foot-tall frame.
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