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tidal power

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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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Other renewable energy projects to get contracts include onshore wind – mainly in Scotland – and a small number of tidal power developments.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

They also explain why the focus of tidal power research has moved to the energy contained in tidal streams - the currents of water created by the rise and fall of the tides.

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

Even in estuaries that did keep their tidal power potential, Khojasteh says that in some the actual spot within the estuary where the water was moving at the necessary speed moved around.

From Scientific American • Apr. 19, 2023

Why Suffer these wars, this war?—Talk of the riffles That flowed from Elenor Murray—here’s a wave Of tidal power, stirred by a greedy coot Who called himself an emperor!

From Domesday Book by Masters, Edgar Lee