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Tidal Power Plant. By: Cydney, Jess, and Shane. How they works. Tidal power involves a dam across the opening to a tidal basin. A sluice opens that allows the tide to flow into the basin.
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Tidal Power Plant By: Cydney, Jess, and Shane
How they works • Tidal power involves a dam across the opening to a tidal basin. • A sluice opens that allows the tide to flow into the basin. • As the sea levels drop, the water moves and turns a turbine to generate electricity • http://www.odec.ca/projects/2006/wong6j2/tidalAnimation.html - Tidal Power animation
Advantages • Some tidal generators can be built into the structures of existing bridges, involving virtually no problems on how it looks
Disadvantages • The turbines can accidentally kill swimming sea life with there rotating blades • Salt water causes corrosion in metal parts