| As the world looks for alternative fuel
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| | water through turbines which spin and
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| sources, tidal energy is starting to
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| | create electricity. While this may seem
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| attract attention again. Following is an
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| | an obvious way to go after tidal power,
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| overview of tidal energy.Overview of
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| | there are some inherent problems. First,
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| Tidal EnergyIf you have ever lived near
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| | tidal water moves much slower. Second,
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| the ocean, you know about tides. Like
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| | the energy in tides are spread across
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| clockwork, the tide rolls in and out
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| | great areas, to wit, the energy in the
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| moving massive amounts of water from here
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| | amount of water that would pass through
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| to there and back again. This massive
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| | even a large pipe is relatively small.
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| movement of water also happens to contain
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| | This technological quagmire has never
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| a huge amount of energy. If the power of
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| | been solved, but a new approach is
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| the tides could be converted to usable
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| | gaining adherents.One new approach
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| energy, many think tidal energy would be
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| | incorporates the dam principals in
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| the answer to many of the energy problems
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| | hydroelectric production. The idea is to
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| in the world.There are two basic theories
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| | let water come in when the tide is rising
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| on how to convert tides into power. The
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| | and then prevent it from leaving when the
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| first involves converting the power of
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| | tide goes out. Doors are used to cut off
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| the horizontal movement of the water into
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| | the water. The water is then diverted
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| electricity. The second involves
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| | into pipes with turbines and you
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| producing energy from the rise and drop
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| | essentially have hydroelectric
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| of water levels. With our vast knowledge
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| | power.There are a few problems with this
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| of hydroelectricity production with dams,
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| | approach. First, the tidal area is
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| converting moving water is currently the
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| | devastated because the natural cycle is
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| favored technology.With hydropower,
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| | interrupted.
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| energy is produced by passing moving
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