Why don’t people use ebb and flow to produce electricity en masse

I think I know this would be technically possible, but why not exploit it on a large scale?

Asker: Ivo, 71 years old

Answer

Tidal currents are used to generate energy, similar to wind energy.

http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/technology/hydro/tidal-power/

Why don’t people use ebb and flow to produce electricity en masse

Answered by

Prof Walter Lauriks

Physics Acoustics

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

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