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In 1920 Dexter Cooper came up with the idea of generating electricity from tides in 1920. But the stock market crash in 1929 ended his studies. The first tidal energy power station was constructed at Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland in the year 2007.

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resources used:

1. tidal streams

2. turbines

the natural rise and fall of tides controlled by the sun, moon, and earths interaction produces the energy.

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There are not many commercial sized tidal energy plants due to the cost.

The largest commercial tidal energy plant is the Sihwa Lake Tidal power station located in South Korea.

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Tidal energy produces no carbon emissions, greenhouse gases, or waste & every kWh of power generated by tidal saves about 1,000g CO2!!!

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The noise generated from these turbines could potentially be loud enough to alter the migrational patterns of marine life

dynamics of marine organisms could be changed

marine habitats would obviously be changed

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Implementing tidal energy turbines could

affect the transport and deposition of sediments.

change the distribution of a marine population

alter water quality

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Tidal turbines after installation create no air, water, or thermal pollution. Therefore, no transportation or recycling of materials is needed.

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Tidal energy is costly to start up however the benefits are very beneficial to us and the environment!

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"Analysis of the construction costs and its generated capacity shows that the Sihwa tidal power plant costs $117 per kWh to install. Meanwhile, consumers pay $0.02 per kWh for the electricity it produces."