List of tidal power stations

This page lists most power stations that run on tidal power. Since tidal stream generators are an immature technology, no technology has yet emerged as the clear standard. A large variety of designs are being experimented with, with some very close to large scale deployment. Hence, the following page lists stations of different technologies.

Tidal power stations

Operational

The Rance Tidal Power Station.

The following table lists tidal power stations that are in operation as of August 2011.

StationCapacity (MW)CountryLocationCommRef
Annapolis Royal Generating Station20 Canada44°45′07″N 65°30′40″W / 44.75194°N 65.51111°W / 44.75194; -65.51111 (Annapolis Royal Generating Station)1984[1]
Jiangxia Tidal Power Station3.2 China28°20′34″N 121°14′25″E / 28.34278°N 121.24028°E / 28.34278; 121.24028 (Jiangxia Tidal Power Station)1980[2][3]
Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station1.7 Russia69°22′37″N 33°04′33″E / 69.37694°N 33.07583°E / 69.37694; 33.07583 (Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station)1968 
Rance Tidal Power Station240 France48°37′05″N 02°01′24″W / 48.61806°N 2.02333°W / 48.61806; -2.02333 (Rance Tidal Power Station)1966 
Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station254 South Korea37°18′47″N 126°36′46″E / 37.31306°N 126.61278°E / 37.31306; 126.61278 (Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station)2011[4][5]
Strangford Lough SeaGen (Decommissioned in 2016)1.2 United Kingdom54°22′04″N 05°32′40″W / 54.36778°N 5.54444°W / 54.36778; -5.54444 (Strangford Lough Seagen)2008 
Uldolmok Tidal Power Station1.5 South Korea34°32′07″N 126°14′06″E / 34.53528°N 126.23500°E / 34.53528; 126.23500 (Uldolmok Tidal Power Station)2009[6]
Eastern Scheldt Barrier Tidal Power Plant1.25 The Netherlands51°36′19″N 03°40′59″E / 51.60528°N 3.68306°E / 51.60528; 3.68306 (Eastern Scheldt Barrier Tidal Power Plant)2015[7]

Under construction

The following table lists tidal power stations that are currently under construction as of the date in each cited source.

StationCapacity (MW)CountryLocationStartRef
Bluemull Sound
Tidal Stream Array		0.5 United Kingdom60°41′01″N 00°59′12″W / 60.68361°N 0.98667°W / 60.68361; -0.98667 (Bluemull Sound)2016[8]
Meygen Tidal Project 398  United Kingdom 58°39′26.1504″N 3°7′1.5456″W / 58.657264000°N 3.117096000°W / 58.657264000; -3.117096000 (pentland firth) 2015 [9]

Proposed

There are many stations in proposal at the moment. The following table lists tidal power stations that are only at a proposal stage.

StationCapacity (MW)CountryLocationConstRef
Garorim Bay Tidal Power Station520 South KoreaGarorim Bay [4]
Incheon Tidal Power Station818 or 1,320 South Korea37°29′48″N 126°20′32″E / 37.49667°N 126.34222°E / 37.49667; 126.34222 (Incheon Tidal Power Station)2017[4][10]
Severn Barrage8,640 United Kingdom51°21′30″N 03°06′00″W / 51.35833°N 3.10000°W / 51.35833; -3.10000 (Severn Barrage_dim:8000)  
Tugurskaya Tidal Power Plant3,640 RussiaOkhotsk Sea [11]
Mezenskaya Tidal Power Plant24,000 RussiaMezen Bay [12]
Penzhinskaya Tidal Power Plant87,100 RussiaPenzhin Bay  
Skerries Tidal Stream Array10.5 United Kingdom53°26′N 04°36′W / 53.433°N 4.600°W / 53.433; -4.600 (Skerries Tidal Farm) approx.[13]
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay320 United KingdomSwansea Bay2015–2017[14]
Gulf of Kutch Project50 IndiaGulf of Kutch2012[15]
Alderney tidal plant300 Alderney49°42′52″N 2°12′19″W / 49.71444°N 2.20528°W / 49.71444; -2.20528 (Alderney) 2020[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nova Scotia Power. "Annapolis Tidal Station". Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  2. ↑ Jinangxia Tidal Power Station, archived from the original on 2011-07-07, retrieved 2010-03-21
  3. ↑ Jinangxia Tidal Power Station, p. 194, retrieved 2010-03-21
  4. 1 2 3 Tidal power in South Korea (PDF), retrieved 2010-07-17
  5. ↑ Korea JoongAng Daily: Turning tides
  6. ↑ South Korea starts up, to expand 1-MW Jindo Uldolmok tidal project, retrieved 2010-08-30
  7. ↑ Tocardo Eastern Scheldt Storm Surge Barrier Tidal Power Project, retrieved 2018-01-28
  8. ↑ "World first for Shetlands in tidal power breakthrough". The Guardian. 29 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Nicola Sturgeon unveils tidal farm's first turbine". The BBC. 12 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Tidal Today- Tidal: Asia’s Cinderella renewable energy Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ "RusHydro bets on alternative energy". Energo News. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  12. ↑ "Mezen Tidal Project". Carbon Solution Credit BV.
  13. ↑ "£70m Skerries tidal project gets second lease of life as Atlantis buys Marine Current Turbines". WalesOnline. 2010-08-23.
  14. ↑ "Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay FAQs". Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) Plc. 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  15. ↑ "Asia's First Tidal Power Plant". BBC. 2011-01-18.
  16. ↑ "Open Hydro to build $833m tidal-power plant in Alderney". Bloomberg. 10 April 2014.
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