| environ. |
tidal power Mechanical power, which may be converted to electrical power, generated by the rise and fall of ocean tides. The possibilities of utilizing tidal power have been studied for many generations, but the only feasible schemes devised so far are based on the use of one or more tidal basins, separated from the sea by dams (known as barrages), and of hydraulic turbines through which water passes on its way between the basins and the sea (由海洋潮汐的上升和下降产生的可转换为电力的机械动力。利用潮汐发电的可能性已经研究了许多代，但至今唯一可行的方案设计是基于一个或多个潮水盆地使用，脱离了海坝(称为和堰坝)，且基于水轮机，水通过它们之间的盆地和沿海的路。) |
