SRI RAMAKRISHNA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

[Educational Service: SNR Sons Charitable Trust]

[Autonomous Institution, Accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade]
[Approved by AICTE and Permanently Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai]
[ISO 9001:2015 Certified and all eligible programmes Accredited by NBA]
VATTAMALAIPALAYAM, N.G.G.O. COLONY POST, COIMBATORE – 641 022.

OCEAN AND TIDAL ENERGY

Mr. K. Sasikumar
Assistant Professor (Sr.Gr)
Department of Physics
Why Ocean?
• The ocean is the world's largest solar collector and can
provide huge amount of energy (kinetic and thermal) which
is absolutely clean (zero CO2 emission), sustainable,
strategic, and predictable.
• Changes in salinity, thermal gradients, tidal sea level
change and currents, or ocean waves can be used to
generate electricity.
• The number of ocean energy technology concepts has
increased to 100+ known devices.
• Available global Ocean Energy resource ~ present
electricity production worldwide.

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Significant number of technologies for harnessing energy from tidal current are being developed
worldwide. Some of them are at or near full-scale development and undergoing sea trials.

SeaGen

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Tidal barrage

Tidal lagoon
(Conventional) Tidal Energy

Technologies for harnessing energy from tides by building barrage

across estuary are well developed, but this type of conversion process
could have significant impact on local ecosystem.
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