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 ...

The strong currents of the area's blue waters will be used for more than sailing, paddling and fishing this summer. Vortex Hydro Energy, a company that has previously studied harnessing the St. Clair ...

Vivace is a new energy technology that gets its name from a phenomenon that engineers have been battling for 25 years. VIV (vortex induced vibrations) destroyed the Narrows Bridge in Washington State ...

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 ...

PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) - A project to generate energy from the St. Clair River’s strong current is moving forward with plans to install four energy-harnessing devices in the river this year. Vortex ...

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 ...

The video "The Genius of Bladeless Vortex Hydropower" explores hydropower as a reliable energy source, addressing intermittency issues faced by other renewables. It highlights the aging infrastructure ...

PORT HURON (AP) — A project to generate energy from the St. Clair River’s strong current is moving forward with plans to install four energy-harnessing devices in the river this year. Vortex Hydro ...