tidal power
noun[U]
uk/ˈtaɪ.dəl ˌpaʊ.ər/us/ˈtaɪ.dəl ˌpaʊ.ɚ/powerthat comes from themovementof thetide(= theriseandfallof theseathathappenstwiceeveryday)and that can be usedespeciallyforproducingelectricity:
潮汐能Traditionaltidalpowerschemeshaveinvolvedputting abarrageacrossanestuary, usingturbinestogeneratepoweraswaterebbsandflows.传统的潮汐发电是在河口设置拦河坝，使用涡轮机在水流起伏时发电。
The Governmentpledgedinvestmentinto theresearchanddevelopmentofwind,solar, andtidalpower.政府承诺对风能、太阳能和潮汐能的研究和开发进行投资。
- Of the 106potentialsitesfortidalpoweridentifiedbyEuropeanUnionresearch, 80percentare around thecoastsofBritain.
- Here, up and down the Bristol Channel, we have the secondstrongesttidalpowerin theworldguaranteedfourtimesaday.
- As tosecurityofsupply,tidalpoweris morereliablethanclockwork.
- Windfarmsandtidalpoweroffera goodexampleof what can beachievedthroughrenewableenergybut they still rely ontransportingelectricityoverlongdistancesviathenationalgrid.
Environmental issues
- agroecology
- air pollution
- anti-conservation
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- anti-consumer
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- noise pollution
- nuclear winter
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- sustainably
- tree hugger
- ULEZ
- ultra-efficient
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