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A Sea Of Green Power Beneath The Waves? Tidal Electricity Is Becoming A Reality Off The Coast Of Wales

December 01, 2016
Britain’s coast is way more than white cliffs, cold beaches and crisps-stealing seagulls. It also boasts some of the highest tidal ranges in the world, measuring between 23 and 40 feet. Twice a day, like clockwork, the moon’s gravity makes the seas ebb and flow. All that moving water is also a huge reservoir of reliable, renewable and carbon-free electricity. “Tidal could potentially supply up to 12 percent of the U.K.'s energy generation,” says Mark Elborne, president and CEO of GE UK.
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Mark Baker: Magic in the Moonlight

Mark Baker GE
December 10, 2014
Our ancestors knew when to plant by looking at it, ship captains navigate by it, and wolves howl at it … and now its draw will power our cities.  After solar power, moon power — or more exactly tidal power — is well positioned to provide a sustainable, limitless power supply for years to come.
 
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