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

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Example Sentences

Plans to speed up delivery of windfarms, solar parks and tidal power schemes have been set out as part of a new deal between the renewable energy industry and the Welsh government.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

That said, it will always be pricier than its rivals, warns Dr Danny Coles, a tidal power expert at the University of Plymouth.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

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

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

For those looking to install tidal power generating infrastructure—equipment designed to last for decades—this could be a problem.

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