Harnessing the movement of water has been around since the first millennium in England and France, when mills transferred the energy in river water to grind grain.
Tidal systems make use of the energy of moving water to power turbines, in a similar way windmills use moving air. Several new companies in Canada and Europe are now bringing a new generation of turbines to market. These turbines are efficient, cause a minimum of ecological disturbance, and are clean. Each will be able to generate enough electricity per 18-20 hour day into the electric grid to power 1000 homes. They can also be constructed and installed faster and cheaper than traditional fossil fuel or nuclear plants.
Wave generation systems use a variety of technologies. Several use tethered buoys that react to the constant movement of waves to generate electricity. At least one system uses the movement of water through a generator placed on the sea floor. The wave systems all require more generators, with their attendant tethers, wires and other equipment, to generate the same electricity as one tidal unit. All of the wave systems present more environmental issues than the equivalent power from one current tidal generator.
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