Tidal Power Generation and Usage

Running head: ENERGY CONVERSION
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Abstract
This paper clearly elaborates majorly the tidal power, its generation, and usage of the
tides effectively to achieve a full conversion of tidal energy to electrical energy. It focuses on the
cost of developing the tidal power plant, its locations, social effects among other effects like the
environmental, economic, health and safety consideration when starting this plant and its
operations. Tidal energy is a very cheap source of renewable energy and also produce a lot of
electrical power. Being that the tidal energy does not pollute the environment, it will help to
reduce the global warming.

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Topic Pages
Abstract.........................................................................................2
Introduction .................................................................................. 4
Development Cost ............................................................................4-5
Location ........................................................................................5-6
Social and other issue ........................................................................6-8
Health and Safety considerations ...........................................................8-10
How Electricity is generated using tidal energy .......................................10-13
Best location in tidal energy ..............................................................13-14
Conclusion .......................................................................................14

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Introduction
The forces of gravity between the sun, moon and the earth will lead to a rhythmic
lowering and rise of the water in oceans and seas around the world which then leads into the
oceanic tide waves. The moon will exert about 3 times the force of the tides more than the force
exerted by the sun. This is due to the moon’s closeness to the oceans and seas. This then leads to
the tides follows the moon as it rotates around the earth this will, in turn, generate diurnal tide
ebb cycle at any given surface of the ocean. Therefore this variation of the lower and high
oceanic wave will result to tides which are employed to rotate the turbines to generate electricity.
Tidal energy is employed to generate electrical energy, it is a form of hydroelectric
energy which takes the advantage of varying in high and low waves which therefore results to
tides which are employed to rotate turbines hence generation of electrical power. Tidal energy
can be employed to help generate electrical energy, tides are highly predictable than the sun and
the wind (renewable sources of electricity) (Daniel, 2011). This process of using falling water
and spinning turbine to generate electricity started in the United States in the 19th century. This
is another form of the hydroelectric power which utilizes a large of energy in the ocean tides to
create electricity. This source of electricity is a form of low hydroelectricity and employs
common low-head hydro creating equipment which has been in existence for more than 120
years (Demirba, 2013).
Development cost
The cost of setting up this form of electoral generation station is very high as compared to
other forms of renewable sources of generating electrical energy from wind and solar. But its