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  2. Tidal barrage - Wikipedia

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    Tidal barrages are among the oldest methods of tidal power generation, with tide mills being developed as early as the sixth century. In the 1960s the 1.7 megawatt Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station in Kislaya Guba, Russia, was built. Around the same time, the 240 MW la Rance Tidal Power Station was built in Brittany, France, opened in November ...

  3. Tidal power - Wikipedia

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    Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station, located in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, is the world's largest tidal power installation, with a total power output capacity of 254 MW. The Rance Tidal Power Station, in Brittany, northwestern France, was the first large-scale tidal power station (1966), with a total power output capacity of 240 MW

  4. Tidal stream generator - Wikipedia

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    Two types of Tidal Stream Generators Evopod - A semi-submerged floating approach tested in Strangford Lough with SeaGen in the background.. A tidal stream generator, often referred to as a tidal energy converter (TEC), is a machine that extracts energy from moving masses of water, in particular tides, although the term is often used in reference to machines designed to extract energy from the ...

  5. List of tidal power stations - Wikipedia

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    The Rance Tidal Power Station. This article lists most power stations that run on tidal power, both tidal range (impoundment via a barrage) and tidal stream (harnessing currents). Since tidal stream generators are an immature technology, no technology has yet emerged as the clear standard.

  6. Tidal power in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    All technologies were initially awarded 1 ROC per MWh, but following a review in 2007, a four-level banding was introduced. Tidal was in the "emerging" band, and received increased support, at 2 ROCs/MWh. [17] A further banding review in 2012 increased support for tidal power to 5 ROCs/MWh, subject to a 30 MW limit per generating station. [18]

  7. Tide - Wikipedia

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    The standard procedure to counteract tidal effects on navigation is to (1) calculate a "dead reckoning" position (or DR) from travel distance and direction, (2) mark the chart (with a vertical cross like a plus sign) and (3) draw a line from the DR in the tide's direction. The distance the tide moves the boat along this line is computed by the ...

  8. Tidal power plan nearly at an end, councillors say - AOL

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    Planning permission for a tidal energy project off the Isle of Wight expired on Monday.

  9. Dynamic tidal power - Wikipedia

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    Dynamic tidal power or DTP is an untried but promising technology for tidal power generation. It would involve creating a long dam -like structure perpendicular to the coast, with the option for a coast-parallel barrier at the far end, forming a large 'T' shape.