TIDAL ENERGY

Presented By :
Hitesh Paliwal
 Content
 Introduction
 What is Tidal Energy
 History
 Major Tidal Plants
 Tidal Barrages
 Tidal Lagoons
 Advantages
 Disadvantages
 Tidal Plants in India
 Conclusion
 Introduction
 Tides are the waves caused due to the gravitational pull
of the moon and also sun(though its pull is very low).

 The rise is called high tide and fall is called low tide.

 This building up and receding of waves happens twice a

day and causes enormous movement of water.
 TIDES:-
 This tidal electricity generation
works as the tides comes in and
again when it goes out.

 The turbine is driven by the power

of the sea in both direction.
What is Tidal Energy?
 Tidalenergy is the utilization of the
variations in sea level caused primarily by
the gravitational effects of the moon,
combined with the rotation of the Earth.
History

• The first tidal power station was the Rance tidal

power plant built over a period of 6 years from 1960
to 1966 at La Rance, France. It has 240 MW installed
capacity.
• Also the world's second biggest tidal power station.
Major tidal plants in world
 Tidal Barrages
 A tidal barrage is a dam-like structure used to capture the
energy from masses of water moving in and out of a bay or river
due to tidal forces
 Sluice Gate
• The sluice gates are left open during high tide and closed
during low tide to create a water level differential,
creating a potential difference that powers the turbine
when the water is released.
 Tidal Stream Generator
• Tidal stream generators are very similar to wind turbines
except their below the water surface instead of above or
on land.
• The turbine and generator converts the movement of
water coming from change in tide, the kinetic energy, into
electricity.
• Water is 830 times denser than air and therefore can
generate electricity at lower speeds than wind turbines.
Tidal Lagoons
 A tidal lagoon generates
electricity from the
natural rise and fall of the
tides.
 Tidal lagoons work in a
similar way to tidal
barrages by capturing a
large volume of water
behind a man-made
structure which is then
released to drive turbines
and generate electricity.
Advantages

1) It is an inexhaustible source of energy.

2) Tidal energy is environment friendly energy and
doesn't produce greenhouse gases.
3) As 71% of Earth’s surface is covered by water, there is
scope to generate this energy on large scale.
4) We can predict the rise and fall of tides as they follow
cyclic fashion.
5) Efficiency of tidal power is far greater as compared to
coal, solar or wind energy. Its efficiency is around 80%.
6) Although cost of construction of tidal power is high
but maintenance costs are relatively low.
 Disadvantages
1) Cost of construction of tidal power plant is high.
2) There are very few ideal locations for construction of plant
and they too are localized to coastal regions only.
3) Intensity of sea waves is unpredictable and there can be
damage to power generation units.
4) Influences aquatic life adversely and can disrupt migration of
fish.
5) The actual generation is for a short period of time. The tides
only happen twice a day so electricity can be produced only
for that time.
6) Frozen sea, low or weak tides, straight shorelines, low tidal
rise or fall are some of the obstructions.
 Tidal Plants in India
• The Indian state of Gujarat is planning to host
South Asia's first commercial-scale tidal power
station. The company Atlantis Resources is to install
a 50MW tidal farm in the Gulf of Kutch on India's
west coast, with construction starting early in 2012.
later on it is decided to increase the capacity up to
250MW plants.
Conclusion

 Tidal energy is a kind of renewable

energy with large potential. It has many
advantages over solar and wind energy.
 For example, the availability of tidal
energy is highly predictable and not
subject to the impact of weather
condition. The energy density of tides is
also higher than solar and wind energy.
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