I always thought that tides were a really underutilized source of energy.
I mean, look at the Bay of Fundy. The equivalent of all the water in all the rivers in the entire world cycles in and out every single day. Thats a lot of movement and a ton of potential energy there.
Not many people live there, but W. Australias’ Kimberley Coast has a section where the tide rises 36 feet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ9kdhVJT0U
Waves big enough to surf arrive.
The sea is very corrosive which destroys moving parts :(
The best thing is these provide continuous power except when the tide is “turning”… however that 20 minute or so period will be at a different time of day for each installation. Two of these, just 40 miles apart, might have their tidal turn offset by 3 hours with the right coastline… and you’d pick locations based on that.
