Can energy be gained by the difference in sea level at high and low tide?

The sea level between low and high tide exists all over the world, can’t one get energy from this, I think it’s an infinite natural phenomenon – (with some kind of water turbine or something?)

Asker: Etienne, 70 years old

Answer

you are absolutely right, this kind of power generation has been used for a long time. See for example
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide-energy.

Answered by

Prof Herman Bruyninckx

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

Can energy be gained by the difference in sea level at high and low tide?

Catholic University of Leuven
Old Market 13 3000 Leuven
https://www.kuleuven.be/

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