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tidal energy
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technology to convert the energy from tides into useful forms of power
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Encyclopedic overview
Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station, located in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, is the world's largest tidal power installation, with a total power output capacity of 254 MW. The Rance Tidal Power Station, in Brittany, northwestern France, was the first large-scale tidal power station (1966), with a total power output capacity of 240 MW
Tidal power or tidal energy is harnessed by converting energy from tides into useful forms of power, mainly electricity using various methods.
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