Tidal energy explain and how electricity is generated
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Tidal energy or tidal power can be defined as the energy that is the result of the moon and the sun’s gravitaional influence on the ocean. Height differences between high and low tides create tidal currents in coastal areas, and these currents can be strong enough to drive turbines.
Tidal energy has been used for other purposes since the Roman times. If you want to learn more about these methods go to The History of Tidal Energy (coming soon). This article will focus solely on tidal power generation.
Where is Tidal Energy Used?
As tidal power generation is relatively new, there are not a lot of tidal energy companies out there developing investing in this technology yet. However, there are several tidal power plants in use and more is coming. Some of these are solely for research and experimental purposes, but the number of commercial tidal energy power plants is increasing.
La Rance tidal power station was the first large large-scale tide energy project and was opened already in 1966. It lays in the water-rich river Rance in the north-western France. This is a tidal power plant with a total installed capacity of 240 MW capacity generated from 24 turbines. Annual production of electricity is about. 0.6 TWh (600 GWh), which means that the average effect of day throughout the year is 68 MW. La Rance is a form of what we call a tidal barrage power plant.
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