Tidal Energy: advantage and disadvantage

  • Mohammad Bagher Askari Department of Physics, Payame Noor University, PO Box 19395-3697 Tehran
  • Mahmoud Abadi Vahid Mirzaei Faculty of Physics, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman
  • Mohammad Reza Bahrampour Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
  • Mohsen Mirhabibi Department of Physics, Payame Noor University, PO Box 19395-3697 Tehran
  • Mahshid Ghiyasi Department of Physics, Payame Noor University, PO Box 19395-3697 Tehran
Keywords: Tidal Energy, renewable Energy, Electricity Power, Tidal Range, Tidal Stream

Abstract

Marine current energy is one of the most exciting emerging forms of renewable energy. Tidal energy is produced through the use of tidal energy generators. Large underwater turbines are placed in areas with high tidal movements, and are designed to capture the kinetic motion of the ebbing and surging of ocean tides in order to produce electricity. Tidal power has great potential for future power and electricity generation because of the massive size of the oceans. Tidal energy is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of the tides into electricity or other useful forms of power. The tide is created by the gravitational effect of the sun and the moon on the earth causing cyclical movement of the seas. Tidal energy is therefore an entirely predictable form of renewable energy.

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Published
2015-10-12
How to Cite
Askari, M., Mirzaei, M. A., Bahrampour, M., Mirhabibi, M., & Ghiyasi, M. (2015). Tidal Energy: advantage and disadvantage. Bulletin of Advanced Scientific Research, 1(4), 129-131. Retrieved from http://asdpub.com/index.php/basr/article/view/241
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Vol 1 No 4 (2015): BASR
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