Incoming Atlantic wave at Porthcurno in West Cornwall, UK. Photo source: ©© Midlander1231
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The UK is underestimating the amount of electricity that could be generated from tidal sources, new research says…
New research in tidal current energy, The Royal Society
“In order to meet our aspiration for energy security, reducing dependence on finite and polluting fossil fuels and to combat climate change, we need to exploit as many of the available natural and sustainable resources within our planet as possible. The oceans, which cover more than two-thirds of our planet, offer an incredible store of energy. One of the forms of energy within our oceans is that resulting from the gravitational effects of the planetary motions of the Earth, the Moon and the Sun, which produce the tides that drive strong marine currents. The kinetic energy present in marine currents can be converted using technologies not too dissimilar to those used in wind energy…”
