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Tidal power as with wind power is, at present, very expensive and the technology extremely inefficient.
No doubt sometime in the future this will change until it becomes a viable alternative progress will be slow.
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What loses energy when you use tidal power plants?
The rotation of the planets slows through the use of tidal power.
What type of resources can tidal energy be put?
Tidal power, also called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into useful forms of power, mainly electricity. Tidal energy is a renewable energy source.
How do utility companies that use tidal power provide energy when their customers need it?
Utility companies that use tidal energy would also use other ways of generating power, because tidal energy can only be collected when tides come in or out, that is, usually four times a day. Most utility companies would have access to the national grid and feed their tidal power into it. They would be able to draw on power from other sources when the tide was quiet.
Why is tidal energy inexhaustible?
Tidal energy is an nonpolluting inexhaustible energy source. However, its use is limited because it needs a large bay or estuary with a narrow outlet to the sea where there is fast moving water. There are not many suitable locations around the world for tidal power technology as it exists today.
Why is tidal wave power energy good?
some advantages of tidal energy are, continuous, predictable energy. Another benefit of tidal power is that it is predictable. The gravitational forces of celestial bodies are not going to stop anytime soon.
Why might you need to use more of there energy source in the future?
Other sources of energy that will not run out are tidal energy, from the rise and fall of Earth's ocean.
What can we do for our future energy source?
We can develop technology to use energy sources that are readily available, such as solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy, etc.; and perhaps, eventually, nuclear fusion.
What type of energy does tidal energy use?
I think it is kinetic energy
Is tidal energy harmful to the earth?
Tidal energy is natural and is not harmful to the Earth. Scientists are currently studying ways to make use of tidal energy because of its many benefits.
Does trinidad and tobago use tidal energy?
no they do not :/
In what ways can you use tidal energy?
Tidal energy has been used in the past to run mills, but now the main way to use it is to generate electricity.
How does tidal fuel work?
Wave or tidal energy is a great, environmentally friendly means of generating energy. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_power tidal energy is the best energy to use BUT there are a lot of con's to this source also so if you use this be generate of it.
What loses energy when you use tidal power plants?
The rotation of the planets slows through the use of tidal power.
How was energy of the future made up?
For the future, you should use the phrase "will be", not "was". And nobody really knows what the energy use in the future will look like. However, it seems likely that energy sources that are more sustainable than burning fossil fuels will have to be used eventually, since the fossil fuels are quickly getting used up. These might include solar energy, wind energy, energy from waves, nuclear fusion, tidal energy, and geothermal energy.
What Requirements to be able to use tidal energy?
It has to be on a hill.
Is there use of tidal energy in Canada?
Yes. There are three Barrage systems of tidal energy operating throughout the world.One of these is in the Bay of Fundy in Canada.
What is the history of tidal energy?
tidal energy is created by turbines that does make tidal power
