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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

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

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

The rotation of the moon long since succumbed to tidal control, but that was because the moon was comparatively small and the tidal power of the earth was enormous.

From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir

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