By John on February 10, 2010
It is unofficial – but around the world many of us agree on one thing: it is very likely that there will be an energy crisis in the future. We all know energy is a big issue in the contemporary world, and we have been convinced that humanity is at a crucial crossroads in its [...]
Posted in Tidal Power | Tagged alternative energy resources, alternative energy solutions, energy shortage, renewable resource, thermal energy
By John on December 18, 2009
Tidal Power, often referred to as tidal energy, is achieved through the capture of the energy created as water moves in ocean currents and tides. Two types of tidal power can be harnessed for energy-efficient power. The first is called kinetic energy. This is tidal energy directly created as the water is moving in rivers [...]
Posted in Tidal Power | Tagged kinetic energy, Power, sources of renewable energy, Tidal, tidal energy, tidal fences, Tidal Power
By John on December 6, 2009
One of the Earth’s great renewable energy sources is actually the energy that can be found in all the waves of the ocean. Let’s look at this further.
If you have ever been to the ocean, you were probably fascinated by the phenomena of the waves crashing against the shorelines as the tides came in. The [...]
Posted in Tidal Power | Tagged Energy, high tides, Ocean, Power, Renewable, Tidal, tidal barrages, tidal energy, tidal fences, Tidal Power, tidal power plant, tidal turbines, tidal waves, Wave Power
By John on November 30, 2009
Tidal power is using the tides to extract energy to convert into electricity. The tides are the result of the gravitational force between the Earth and Moon. On a daily basis this force pulls up tons of water, thus the tides. The tides are also brought back down, allowing for tidal [...]
Posted in Tidal Power | Tagged Future, high tide, low tide, megawatts, Power, Tidal, tidal basin, tidal energy, tidal power plants, Wave
By John on May 14, 2009
In what it assesses as a significant step positioning the country as a leading marine energy developer, Korea yesterday celebrated completion of its first tidal power plant.
A ceremony for the Jindo Uldolmok Tidal Power Plant was held in Uldolmok, an area off Jindo, an island in South Jeolla Province, according to the Ministry of Land, [...]
Posted in Tidal Power | Tagged electricity, korea, marine energy, renewable energy, tidal movement, Tidal Power, tidal power plant
By John on January 8, 2009
We can use slow moving ocean and river waves for a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. A University of Michigan engineer has developed a device that acts like a fish that turns the potentially destructive vibrations in water into clean, renewable energy. This machine is named as VIVACE ( Vortex Induced Vibrations for [...]
Posted in Tidal Power | Tagged alternative energy source, clean renewable energy, flowing water, turbines, university of michigan, vortex, water currents
By John on September 16, 2008
The tides moves a huge amount of water twice each day, and finding an effective and economical way to harness that process could provide a great deal of energy. In fact, tidal power has potential for massive future electricity generation, as the tides are far more predictable than wind energy and solar power.
However, although this [...]
Posted in Tidal Power | Tagged feature, Hydro-Electric, solar power, tidal fences, tidal generators, Tidal Power, tidal turbines, video
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