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Term

tidal energy

Term

Mechanical power, which may be converted to electrical power, generated by the rise and fall of ocean tides. The possibilities of utilising tidal power have been studied for many generations, but the only feasible schemes devised so far are based on the use of one or more tidal basins, separated from the sea by dams (known as barrages), and of hydraulic turbines through which water passes on its way between the basins and the sea.

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EEA Glossary

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Definition source publication

ETC/CDS. General Environmental Multilingual Thesaurus (GEMET 2000)

Publication year

2000

Definition source URL

http://glossary.eea.europa.eu/EEAGlossary

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ETC/CDS

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Subjects

ENERGY

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