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Naresh
Siju T
Tom George
Venishetty
“The possibilities of utilizing the
forces of the tides will soon be
manifest”
AdolphSutro, 1887
This is the only form of
energy whose source is
the moon.
Some other energy
sources, nuclear power
and geothermal energy
for instance, have the
Earth as their source.
The remainder, fossil
fuels, wind energy,
biofuels, solar energy,
etc. have the Sun as
their source, directly or
indirectly.
The tidal power is generated by
the gravitational pull of the Moon
on water. Due to these
gravitational forces the water
level follows a periodic high and
low.
The height of the tide produced
at a given location is the result of
the changing positions of the
Moon and Sun relative to the
Earth coupled with the effects of
Earth rotation and the local shape
of the sea floor.
The tidal energy generator uses
this phenomenon to generate
energy. The higher the height of
the tide the more promising it is
to harness tidal energy.
Tides generated by the combination
of the moon and sun’s gravitational
forces
Greatest affect in spring when moon
and sun combine forces
Bays and inlets amplify the height of
the tide
In order to be practical for energy
production, the height difference
needs to be at least 5 meters
Only 40 sites around the world of
this magnitude
Overall potential of 3000 gigawatts
from movement of tides
Spring Tides
Year round
Occur during full moon and new moon
Due to the linear pattern of SME
Causes stronger tides: increased current
and tidal ranges • • •
Neap Tides
-1
-2
-3
-4
1-Feb 6-Feb 11-Feb 16-Feb 21-Feb 26-Feb
Neap Tides (weakest)
Date
Resource • Driven by uneven
heating of earth’s
• Driven by gravitational
pull of moon and sun
surface by sun • Highly localized -
• Occurs throughout the requiring specific tidal
BETWEEN
• Intermittent • Intermittent
Availability • Long-term predictions as • Predictable centuries in
WINDforecastAND TIDAL
good as a weather advance
ENERGY
Proximity to Often distant from load
centers
Often close to load centers
Loads
Maturity Mature technology Developing technology
Ancient Tide Mills
Discovered in 1999
Unveiled was a stone
built tidal mill and
evidence of an
ancient tidal mill
dating back to 787
A.D. •
Tidal Energy:
Worldwide distribution
Efficient technology
Multiple benefits
The Current Situation
Tidal Energy is sustainable, clean, reliable,
widely distributed, and can offer significant
benefits to many marine nations.
Tidal Energy can be captured in an efficient
and cost-effective way.
Tidal Energy is not yet recognized by the United Nations
as an energy resource that should receive support and
funding for its development.
Tidal Energy is a
clean, renewable
source of
energy--such as
solar, wind,
biofuels, and
low-head hydro--
and deserves
official
international
support and
funding for its
development
World Map of the Distribution of Tidal
Energy
Side
Side View
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Top View
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Ocean
Tidal
Ebb tide Basin
Water level
decreasing
Seabed
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Tidal stream turbines may be arrayed in high velocity
areas where natural flows are concentrated such as the
west coast of Canada, the Strait of Gibraltar, the
Bosporus, and numerous sites in south east Asia and
Australia. Such flows occur almost anywhere where
there are entrances to bays and rivers, or between land
masses where water currents are concentrated.
Leading tidal energy pioneers,
including
Marine Current Turbines
Open Hydro
Atlantis Resources Corporation
Verdant Power
Voith Siemens
The Crown Estate
Tidal power types
Tidal power can be classified
into two main types:
Tidal stream systems make
use of the kinetic energy
from the moving water
currents to power turbines,
in a similar way to wind mills
use moving air. This method
is gaining in popularity
because of the lower cost
and lower ecological impact.
Barrages make use of the
potential energy from the
difference in height
between high and low tides.
Barrages suffer from the
problems of very high civil
infrastructure costs, few
viable sites globally and
environmental issues.