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.
Tidal energy has the potential to replace non-renewable energy sources like fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) for generating electricity. It provides a consistent and predictable source of renewable energy that can help reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and decrease carbon emissions.
West Michigan borders Lake Superior, and Lake Superior is so big, it's almost a small sea. Lake Superior has big tides, so tidal power plants in Lake Superior would be a good source of energy.
Tidal power is used in Scotland, U.K., Ireland Tidal power is being used in many places. It would be used in many more places but it costs lots of money to make and install the generators. Also, finding a good place with strong enough surges of tides to actually generate the tides into electrcity or other forms of energy.
There are no tidal power stations in England yet (there's only one in Europe, and that's in France, at the mouth of the Rance River). The Severn Estuary is the third most suitable place in the world for tidal power and there is a project under way to develop it. The tidal range is 14 meters, very appropriate. The river is 10 miles across at the best point, so a barrage/bridge would be built across, costing more than twenty billion British pounds (US$30 billion). This would also act as a bridge from England to Wales and should last for 200 years. It would be the biggest renewable energy station in the world, if built.
Tidal energy depends on the change of tides in the ocean. Unless a desert is along a suitable coastline there would be no tidal energy to harness in a desert.
Tidal waves are unpredictable. There is no way at present to capture their energy. We can capture the energy of tides and also of waves, but not of tidal waves.
Currently Hawaii is not using tidal energy, although a pretty effective renewable energy source the tides in Hawaii are not strong enough to generate enough usable energy thus would be ineffective.
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.
Environmental groups do not necessarily oppose use of tidal energy, but in some cases they oppose the location that is proposed to make use of the energy. The opposition is usually based on negative effects it would have on wildlife and the environment.
Tidal energy has the potential to replace non-renewable energy sources like fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) for generating electricity. It provides a consistent and predictable source of renewable energy that can help reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and decrease carbon emissions.
West Michigan borders Lake Superior, and Lake Superior is so big, it's almost a small sea. Lake Superior has big tides, so tidal power plants in Lake Superior would be a good source of energy.
I would guess that it requires considerable investments.
That would be "heat", except that sometimes heat can be quite useful.
Tidal power is used in Scotland, U.K., Ireland Tidal power is being used in many places. It would be used in many more places but it costs lots of money to make and install the generators. Also, finding a good place with strong enough surges of tides to actually generate the tides into electrcity or other forms of energy.
yes it would, it is the study of energy and motion
Tidal power is a renewable energy source used to generate heat and electricity for your home. Using tidal power means you cut down on the costs that gasoline and the power company charge.