List of tidal power stations
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The following 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. Although, a large variety of designs are being experimented with, some very close to large scale deployment. Hence, the following page lists stations of different technologies.
The following table lists tidal power stations that are in operation as of August 2010.
Tidal power
Tidal power, also called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into useful forms of power - mainly electricity....
. Since tidal stream generators are an immature technology, no technology has yet emerged as the clear standard. Although, a large variety of designs are being experimented with, some very close to large scale deployment. Hence, the following page lists stations of different technologies.
Operational
| Station | Capacity (MW) | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | ||
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| Annapolis Royal Generating Station Annapolis Royal Generating Station The Annapolis Royal Generating Station is a 20 MW tidal power station located on the Annapolis River immediately upstream from the town of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the only tidal generating station in North America. The generating station harnesses the tidal difference... |
20 |  Canada |
44°45′07"N 65°30′40"W | 1984 | |
| Jiangxia Tidal Power Station Jiangxia Tidal Power Station The Jiangxia Tidal Power Station is the third largest tidal power station in the world, located in Wuyantou, Wenling City, Zhejiang Province, China... |
3.2 |  Mainland China |
28°20′34"N 121°14′25"E | 1980 | |
| Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station The Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station is an experimental project in Kislaya Guba, Russia.The station is the world's 4th largest tidal power plant with the output capacity of 1.7 MW. Construction on the project began in 1968, but was later suspended for 10 years until December 2004, when... |
1.7 |  Russia |
69°22′37"N 33°04′33"E | 1968 | |
| Rance Tidal Power Station | 240 |  Early Modern France |
48°37′05"N 02°01′24"W | 1966 | |
| Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station | 254 |  South Korea |
37°18′47"N 126°36′46"E | 2011 | |
| Strangford Lough Strangford Lough Strangford Lough, sometimes Strangford Loch, is a large sea loch or inlet in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is separated from the Irish Sea by the Ards Peninsula. The name Strangford is derived ; describing the fast-flowing narrows at its mouth... SeaGen SeaGen SeaGen is the world's first large scale commercial tidal stream generator. It is four times more powerful than any other tidal stream generator in the world.... |
1.2 |  United Kingdom |
54°22′04"N 05°32′40"W | 2008 | |
| Uldolmok Tidal Power Station Uldolmok Tidal Power Station Uldolmok Tidal Power Station is a tidal power station in Uldolmok, Jindo County, South Korea. The plant was commissioned in by the South Korean government. The plant cost US$10 million and has an installed capacity of , generating annually, sufficient to meet the demand of 430 households... |
1.5 | South Korea |
34°32′07"N 126°14′06"E | 2009 | |
Under construction
The following table lists tidal power stations that are currently under construction as of the date in each cited source.| Station | Capacity (MW) | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | ||
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| Incheon Tidal Power Station Incheon Tidal Power Station The Incheon Tidal Power Station is a large tidal power station currently proposed to be built at the Incheon Bay, South Korea. The facility is expected to top 1,320 MW in generating capacity with the help of 44 water turbines rated at 30 MW each, making this facility one of the largest of... |
818 or 1,320 | South Korea |
37°29′48"N 126°20′32"E | 2015 | |
Proposed
The following table lists tidal power stations that are only at a proposal stage.| Station | Capacity (MW) | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | ||
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| Garorim Bay Tidal Power Station | 520 | South Korea |
Garorim Bay | ||
| Severn Barrage Severn Barrage The Severn Barrage refers to a range of ideas for building a barrage from the English coast to the Welsh coast over the Severn tidal estuary. Ideas for damming or barraging the Severn estuary have existed since the 19th century. The building of such a barrage would be a huge engineering feat,... |
8,640 |  Kingdom of England Wales |
51°21′30"N 03°06′00"W | ||
| Tugurskaya Tidal Power Plant | 3,640 | Russia |
Okhotsk Sea | ||
| Mezenskaya Tidal Power Plant | 12,000–8,000 | Russia |
Mezen Bay Mezen Bay The Mezen Bay is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast and Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Northwestern Russia. It is one of four large bays and gulfs of the White Sea, the others being the Dvina Bay, the Onega Bay, and the Kandalaksha Gulf. The Mezen Bay is the easternmost of these, as it lies to the south of... |
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| Penzhinskaya Tidal Power Plant | 87,100 | Russia |
Penzhin Bay | ||
| Skerries Tidal Farm | 10.5 | United Kingdom |
53°26′N 04°36′W approx. | 2011 | |
| Dalupiri Blue Energy Project | 2,200 |  Philippines |
12°25′N 124°17′E | ||
| Gulf of Kutch Project | 50 |  India |
Gulf of Kutch Gulf of Kutch The Gulf of Kutch is an inlet of the Arabian Sea along the west coast of India, in the state of Gujarat, and renowned for extreme daily tides .The maximum depth of Gulf of Kutch is .... |
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