HEIDENHEIM, Germanyand BROSSARD, Quebec, Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The Voith Group of Companies has acquired Granby, Quebec-based Vortex Hydrosystemes Inc. Founded in 2001, Vortex Hydro offers ...

November 25, 2008 Hydro-power systems are by far the most widely used form of renewable energy on the planet (in 2005 they accounted for an estimated 63% of all electricity produced via renewable ...

A device to harvest energy from the St. Clair River — first tested in Port Huron in August 2010 — could be returning to the blue water. Vortex Hydro Energy is about six months into a three-year ...

Voith completed its acquisition of Vortex Hydrosystemes Inc., which offers auxiliary mechanical systems, specialized hydropower products and consulting services. Vortex Hydro will retain its name and ...

Hydrokinetic technology targets low-knot water currents that are off-limits to conventional devices. In 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington State collapsed due to the effects of Vortex ...

Vortex Hydro Energy, a spinout of renewable power research at the University of Michigan, is installilng its first major "hydrokinetic" power generating device in the St. Clair River off Port Huron ...

A bane of Big Oil’s offshore rigs could become a boon for renewable energy. By tapping the natural motion of slow-moving water, a new hydrokinetic generator could open vast new swaths of the ocean for ...