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When the tide come in, you catch and hold the water, and when the tide ebbs (runs out), the water can turn turbines and generate electricity. the tides go in and turn the turbine and the tides go out and turn the turbine. the turbine creates kinectic energy to create electricty.
geothermal is the heat from the earth being used to produce electric power VS tidal use the movement of the oceans tides to produce electric power.
harnessing of tidal energy poses many problems . the rise and fall of water during tides is not high enough to generate electricity on a large scale . there are a very few sites that are suitable to build dams .
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Tidal energy can be used to generate electricity.
When the tide come in, you catch and hold the water, and when the tide ebbs (runs out), the water can turn turbines and generate electricity. the tides go in and turn the turbine and the tides go out and turn the turbine. the turbine creates kinectic energy to create electricty.
Solar powerWater power (dams, rivers, tides, waves)Wind powerGeothermal power (the heat under the ground)Ocean thermal power (the change of temperature deep in the ocean)
Tidal energy is captured by using turbines. When the tide comes in or out the moving water spins turbines that generate energy or electricity.
Renewable energy can be created by solar, wind, tides, and hydroelectric power.
Tidal power relies on tides and the movement of water to generate electricity. As the tides are constant unlike the sun for solar energy or wind to power wind turbines, tidal energy is reliable and as around 75% of the world is water it's a fairly good way of making electricity on a large scale. It needs a suitable bay or inlet where the incoming water moves fast.
Yes and no. Tides only come in 10 hrs a day. But it can generate a lot of electricity.
Yes. Tidal energy is renewable The energy of the tides will not go away if we use their power to generate electricity. It is renewable in the sense that we cannot take away the source of the energy by using them (unlike fossil fuels, of which there is a limited supply. No matter what use we may make of the tides, we do not use them up. The tides will continue to ebb and flow, driven by gravitational forces.
France has the biggest tidal power plant on the face of the earth, unfortunately the only tidal plant in Europe. Tidal power uses energy in ocean movement (waves) to generate electricity. Tidal power, sometimes called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into electricity or other useful forms of power. Although not yet widely used, tidal power has potential for future electricity generation. Tides are more predictable than wind energy and solar power. Historically, tide mills have been used, both in Europe and on the Atlantic coast of North America.
No, the tides do not store energy. The energy to be 'harvested' from the tides is kinetic energy (movement energy).
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Tides are renewable; even if we use the tides for energy, there will continue to be tides. They do not get used up.