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Tidal Energy: Student Name: Akhil Alle Student Number: W19049340 Module Code: Kd7068
Tidal Energy: Student Name: Akhil Alle Student Number: W19049340 Module Code: Kd7068
Tidal Energy: Student Name: Akhil Alle Student Number: W19049340 Module Code: Kd7068
Introduction
Tides
Types of Tidal plants
Tidal plants in various places
Advantages and Disadvantages
Conclusion
Introduction
Tidal energy is also known as Tidal power, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy
of tides into useful forms of power – mainly electricity. This is the only form of energy whose
source is moon.
What is Tide?
Tides are the waves caused due to gravitational pull of the moon and sun.
The pull of the centrifugal forces of rotation of the earth – moon system.
There are two high tides and low tides during ach period of rotation of the earth.
Types of Tides
During the full moon and new moon phases, the moon and the sun are aligned and
there effects combined, producing the “Spring ” Tides or “High” Tides.
Neap tides or Low tides:
During waxing and waning moons, they are positioned in from each other, their
gravitational attraction each pulls in different directions, causing “Neap” Tides or
“Low” Tides.
ELECTRICITY GENERATION THROUGH TIDAL
ENERGY
A tidal barrage is a dam-like structure used to capture the energy from masses of water moving in
and out of a bay or river due to tidal forces.
Barrages make use of the potential energy in the difference in height – or head – between high
and low tides.
Pros and Cons of Tidal barrages
Pros Cons
Pros Cons
Able to utilize both ebb and flood Tidal current turbine technology is
tides. young in its development
Tidal current turbines are not large Installation and maintenance
massive dam structure. challenges
Environmental impacts are still being
tested
3. Tidal Fence
It is an man-made device used to harvest kinetic energy from the sea.
They are entwined together like a fence.
They are submerged in the sea.
Tidal fence is a series mounted in a row across a estuary.
Each turbine has a vertical shaft attached and shaft is mounted in the fence.
Pros and Cons of Fence Turbine
Pros Cons
Able to utilize both ebb and flood High Initial Cost
tides. Maintenance is high.
It is more suitable in fast flowing Limited locations to put them.
areas such as channels between two
land masses.
All the electrical generators,
machinery and cabling can be kept
high and dry above the water.
Tidal power plants
Tidal plants in India
Tidal power is a proven technology and has the potential to generate significant amounts of
electricity at certain sites of electricity at certain sites around the world.
Although, our entire electricity needs could never be met by tidal power alone, it can be invaluable
source of renewable energy.