Tidal Energy

There are many natural renewable energy resources that we use in the world today such as wind, solar and tidal. These sources of energy are good because they are renewable, which means that they will never run out in our lifetime. So we can use them many times and they will always be there. This essay will be exploring one specific natural energy source, tidal energy. The topics being explored in this essay are how it is being practiced, where we can find this source being used in Canada/world, the economics in this field, future potential and the advantages and disadvantages.
The rise and fall of the sea level can power electric-generating equipment. The gearing of the equipment is tremendous to turn the very slow motion of the tide into enough displacement to produce energy (Keller, 2003).
Tidal energy, (appendix 1), traditionally involves erecting a dam across the opening to a tidal basin. The dam includes a sluice that is opened to allow the tide to flow into the basin; ...