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tidal power

British  

noun

  1. the use of the rise and fall of tides involving very large volumes of water at low heads to generate electric power

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The commission said a tidal lagoon demonstration project – the first in the world – would boost the economy and provide a better understanding of tidal power.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2025

Proponents say a similar precipitous fall in the cost of tidal power should be possible as the industry grows.

From BBC Oct. 21, 2023

But fans of tidal power point to the massive cost reductions achieved in wind and solar technology.

From BBC Oct. 21, 2023

However, Nicholls says projected sea level rise likely won’t have a large enough impact to seriously hinder tidal power generation.

From Scientific American Apr. 19, 2023

The petty refinements that had so largely ruled her every thought and deed were no more than frothy bubbles on the surface of the industrial ocean's awful tidal power.

From Helen of the Old House by Wright, Harold Bell

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