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Climate and Atmosphere
Marine and Freshwater

Definition(s)

Mechanical power, which may be converted to electrical power, generated by the rise and fall of ocean tides. Current technology is based on the use of one or more tidal basins, separated from the sea by dams (known as barrages), water passes through hydraulic turbines on its way between the basins and the sea. (Source: GEMET/ALL)

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Related terms:
marine current power
marine energy
wave power
tidal power
tidal power station
tidal hydropower
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