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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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How is tidal energy stored and utilized for future use?

Tidal energy is stored by converting it into electricity through tidal power plants. This electricity can be used immediately or stored in batteries for future use. Tidal energy can also be used to generate hydrogen through electrolysis, which can be stored and used as a fuel source.


How is tidal energy being used by humans?

There are a few plants using it to generate electricity, but its main "use" is to slow the Earth's rotation and to reshape Coastlines.


What two ways can tidal energy be used?

Tidal energy can be used to generate electricity through tidal stream systems, which harness the kinetic energy of moving water, or through tidal barrage systems, which use the potential energy of changing water levels to turn turbines and generate power.


How much energy in the world is generated by tidal energy?

Tidal energy currently generates less than 1% of the world's total electricity production. It has the potential to provide clean and renewable energy, particularly in areas with strong tidal currents. Continued advancements in technology and infrastructure could increase its contribution to the global energy mix in the future.


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.

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How is tidal energy stored and utilized for future use?

Tidal energy is stored by converting it into electricity through tidal power plants. This electricity can be used immediately or stored in batteries for future use. Tidal energy can also be used to generate hydrogen through electrolysis, which can be stored and used as a fuel source.


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 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.


How is tidal energy being used by humans?

There are a few plants using it to generate electricity, but its main "use" is to slow the Earth's rotation and to reshape Coastlines.


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 two ways can tidal energy be used?

Tidal energy can be used to generate electricity through tidal stream systems, which harness the kinetic energy of moving water, or through tidal barrage systems, which use the potential energy of changing water levels to turn turbines and generate power.