TIDAL ENERGY

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Tidal Energy:

Worldwide distribution
Efficient technology
Multiple benefits

The Current Situation

Tidal Energy is sustainable, clean, reliable, widely distributed, and can offer significant benefits to many marine nations. Tidal Energy can be captured in an efficient and cost-effective way.
Tidal Energy is not yet recognized by the United Nations as an energy resource that should receive support and funding for its development.

Tidal Energy is clean, renewable source of energy--such as solar, wind, biofuels, and low-head hydro-- and deserves official international support and funding for its development.

The Worldwide Distribution of Tidal Energy

World Map of the Distribution of Tidal Energy

Red areas show most intense tidal energy

Developing Nations that could receive significant benefits from Tidal Energy
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Indian Ocean: Comoros, Madagascar, Maldives, Seychelles. Asia: China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Philippines, Vietnam. Pacific Ocean: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. Central and South America: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Surinam. Atlantic Ocean: Cape Verde.

Significant benefits from using Tidal Energy include:::

Electrification of isolated communities

Generation for the grid substitution of imported petroleum used to generate electricity

Efficient technology to capture Tidal Energy is already cost-effective

Tidal Energy can be captured

efficiently and inexpensivelyusing the helical turbine

Prof. Alexander Gorlov of Northeastern University with the helical turbine he invented and perfected

Schematic view of the helical turbine mounted in a frame.

Basic concept:
designed for hydroelectric applications in free-flowing water operates in ocean, tidal, and river currents

does not require expensive dams that can harm the environment

Operation:

self-starting with flow as low as 0.6 m/s

smooth-running
rotates in same direction regardless
of the direction of flow, making it ideal for tidal applications

35% Efficiency

Power increases 8 times when velocity doubles

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Benefits from Tidal Energy

Benefits from Tidal Energy.

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Practical Examples:
1) Electrification of isolated communities 2) Power for the grid

1) Electrification of Isolated Communities: The Tide-Energy project near the mouth of the Amazon

Rural residents with a-blade helical turbine

The Tide-Energy project near the mouth of the Amazon: a simple generating package

(a) 6-blade helical turbine

(b) Pulley and belt

(c) Automotive alternator

The Tide-Energy project near the mouth of the Amazon: simple, accessible, affordable technology Simple:
The helical turbine rotates on a shaft with a pulley that runs an alternator by means of a belt. The alternator charges batteries for household use, as is usual with other intermittent sources solar and windwhen used off the grid.

Accessible:

About 90% of a tide-powered station can be built using locally-available labor, materials, and equipment. Only the technically-refined helical turbine blades are outside components.

Affordable.
Under local natural and economic conditions: The investment in installation and equipment of a tide-energy station is only 50% of the comparable solar option. That investment is similar to the cost of a small, diesel-powered boat, which thousands of people in the region already own. The operating costs of a tide-energy station are less than 60% of those of the comparable diesel option.

2) Power for the Grid

The Uldolmok Strait Pilot Project in Korea

1m x 2.5m GHT from GCK Technology, Inc.

ADVANTAGES OF TIDAL POWER ENERGY: 1. Renewable resource, it needs no fuel to maintain, and free of charge . 2. Totally no pollution, unlike fossil fuels, it produces no greenhouse gases or other . 3. Predictable source of energy (compared with wind and solar), it is independent of Weather and climate change and follows the predictable relationship of the lunar Orbit. 4. More efficient than wind because of the density of water

DISADVANTAGE OF TIDAL POWER ENERGY: 1. Presently costly, very expensive to build and maintain (A1085MW facility Could cost about 1.2 billion dollars to construct and run) 2. Barrage has environmental affects A) fish and plant migration B) Silt and mud deposits C) Waste and sewage blocks 3. Technology is not fully developed 4. Only provides power for around 10 hours each day, when the tide is actually Moving in or out

Conclusions
Tidal Energy is sustainable, clean, and reliable.

Tidal Energy is widely distributed and can offer significant benefits to many coastal nations.
Tide Energy can be captured in a practical, efficient, cost-effective way.