Tidal Energy:

AND ITS OTHER EFFECTS...

INTRODUCTION:
What are Tides and Tidal Energy?

 Tidal power or Tidal energy is a form

of hydropower that converts the
energy obtained from tides into
useful forms of power, mainly
electricity.
 Due to the influence of the
gravitational pull of the Moon and
the spinning of the Earth, this causes
periodic changes in the level of the
sea. These are called Tides.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
The Working:

Tidal Energy is harnessed by

constructing a dam across a
narrow opening to the sea. A
turbine fixed at the opening of
the dam converts tidal energy
to electricity.
It can be used both times i.e;
Electricity can be both times
when it is High Tide and Low
Tide the only difference being
the direction the water moves.
THE PROS AND CONS:
Advantages of Tidal Energy:

 As it can be seen, tidal power plants can be set up fairly easily (as
compared to HydroElectric Power Plants) and do not affect the
Environment around it too much. Although some tidepools could be
affected it can be easily resolved by setting it up elsewhere.
Damage done to aquatic life can be easily prevented by setting up
meshes to avoid aquatic life entering the man made reservoir (or
Tidal Basin as it is called in some places).
 Tides are also easily predictable. More so than winds or the Sun. And
are fairly regular and do not change too much if not at all unlike
wind energy or solar energy.
Disadvantages of Tidal Energy:

 The places where these 'Tidal Power Plants' can be constructed are
fairly limited thus limiting our capability to produce (or convert) tidal
energy (potential energy to be more precise) to usable electrical
energy.
 They can change the structure of the coast and lead to erosion of
dunes and other critical habitat.
 Acoustic disturbances can affect migration and other aspects of
marine life. Although we can set up meshes to prevent unsuspecting
fishes being chopped up in the turbines, we cannot prevent the
loud, anger-inducing, disturbing noise of the whole set up.
Wave Energy:
AND ITS OTHER EFFECTS...
again......

INTRODUCTION:
What is Wave Energy?

 Wave Energy also known as Ocean Wave Energy, is another type of

ocean based renewable energy source that uses the power of the
waves to generate electricity. Unlike tidal energy which uses the
ebb and flow of the tides, wave energy uses the vertical movement
of the surface water that produce tidal waves.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
ITS WORKING:

 Wave power converts the

periodic up-and-down movement
of the oceans' waves into
electricity by placing equipment
on the surface of the oceans that
captures the energy produced by
the wave movement and
converts this mechanical energy
into electrical power.
THE PROS AND CONS:
Advantages of Wave Energy:

 Wave energy is an abundant and renewable energy resource as

the waves are generated by the wind.
 Pollution free as wave energy generates little or no pollution to the
environment compared to other green energies.
 Reduces dependency on fossil fuels as wave energy consumes no
fossil fuels during operation.
 Wave energy is relatively consistent and predictable as waves can
be accurately forecast several days in advance.
 Wave energy devices are modular and easily sited with additional
wave energy devices added as needed.
 Dissipates the waves energy protecting the shoreline from coastal
erosion.
 Presents no barriers or difficulty to migrating fish and aquatic animals
Disadvantages of Wave Energy:

 Wave energy conversion devices are location dependent requiring

suitable sites were the waves are consistently strong.
 Intermittent power generation as the waves come in intervals and
does not generate power during calm periods.
 Offshore wave energy devices can be a threat to navigation that
cannot see or detect them by radar.
 High power distribution costs to send the generated power from
offshore devices to the land using long underwater cables.
 They must be able to withstand forces of nature resulting in high
capital, construction and maintenance costs.
Ocean Thermal
Energy:
AND ITS OTHER EFFECTS...
and again......

INTRODUCTION:
What is Ocean Thermal Energy
Conversion?

 Water on the surface of the ocean heats up more

than the waters below. This creates a temperature
difference which can be exploited to generate
electricity for our use.
 This will work as the temperature difference between
water at difference in depth more than or about 2
kilometers is about 20°C (or 293 K for you 'absolute'
freaks).
HOW DOES IT WORK?
ITS WORKING:

 Ocean Thermal Energy

Conversion is a process that
can produce electricity by
using the temperature
difference between deep
cold ocean water and warm
tropical surface waters. OTEC
plants pump large quantities
of deep cold seawater and
surface seawater to run a
power cycle and produce
electricity.
THE PROS AND CONS:
Advantages of Ocean Thermal
Energy:
 OTEC technology feeds off an unchanging condition, the solar
energy stored in the world's oceans. Therefore it can run virtually
continuously, unlike other renewable energy sources such as solar
and wind power. On an average day, the world's oceans absorb an
amount of energy equivalent to 250 million barrels of oil,
approximately 4,000 times the population's current energy needs.
Once the generators and water pipes are in place, only minimal
upkeep is required to keep the flow of electricity running and no
harmful byproducts result from the process.
 OTEC can also support numerous spin-off industries. Chilled water
that has already been used can be pumped out of the plant and
used in air conditioning, industrial cooling and chill-soil agriculture.
Additionally, desalinized water can be produced through OTEC
systems by implementing surface condensers to turn evaporated
seawater into potable water
Disadvantages of Ocean Thermal
Energy:
 OTEC requires expensive, large-diameter pipes submerged about a
mile(about 1.6 kilometers) below the ocean's surface. Many of the
countries within the viable geographical belt (between the Tropic of
Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn) lack the economic resources to
build this infrastructure.
 Because OTEC facilities are stationary surface platforms, they are
essentially considered artificial islands and, therefore, their exact
location affects their legal status under the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea treaty (UNCLOS). According to
UNCLOS, coastal nations are given 4.8, 19.2 and 320-kilometer zones
of varying legal authority. The amount of political autonomy among
these zones varies greatly. Consequently, jurisdictional conflicts
could arise based on international boundary disputes between
nations.
SOURCES:

 https://www.wikipedia.com/(the name of the topic)…

 https://www.google.com/(the name of the topic)… [Images]
 https://www.makai.com/ocean-thermal-energy-conversion/
 https://sciencing.com/advantages-disadvantages-otec-
8495395.html
 http://www.alternative-energy-tutorials.com/wave-energy/wave-
energy.html
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