http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/press/tidal-power-project-bay-of-fundy/ A clearinghouse of business press releases from the alternative energy industry. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:18:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/press/tidal-power-project-bay-of-fundy/#comment-7 Stroink Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:32:04 +0000 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/press/tidal-power-project-bay-of-fundy/#comment-7 The energies extracted by "in stream" generators discussed for the Bay of Fundy are very small compared to the total energies involved in this resonance phenomena driven by the moon (mainly). It will not influence the moon's motion in any significant way. However, earlier projects involving dams that changed the shape of the Bay significantly stumbled, in part, because models showed that this would result in higher tides. The shape of the resulting Bay was even closer to resonance. Similarly, if large -large compared to the enormous tidal energies involved- amounts of energy were extracted, it could change the resonance and consequently its amplitude, the tides. The energies extracted by “in stream” generators discussed for the Bay of Fundy are very small compared to the total energies involved in this resonance phenomena driven by the moon (mainly). It will not influence the moon’s motion in any significant way. However, earlier projects involving dams that changed the shape of the Bay significantly stumbled, in part, because models showed that this would result in higher tides. The shape of the resulting Bay was even closer to resonance. Similarly, if large -large compared to the enormous tidal energies involved- amounts of energy were extracted, it could change the resonance and consequently its amplitude, the tides.

]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/press/tidal-power-project-bay-of-fundy/#comment-6 Ron LaBonte Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:47:52 +0000 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/press/tidal-power-project-bay-of-fundy/#comment-6 Solar, wind, bio-fuels and fossil fuels all get their energy from the sun. Tidal energy is mainly from the gravitational pull of the moon. It seems like an unnatural source of energy. Are we doing something dangerous that could affect the moon's orbit extracting energy from it? Solar, wind, bio-fuels and fossil fuels all get their energy from the sun. Tidal energy is mainly from the gravitational pull of the moon. It seems like an unnatural source of energy. Are we doing something dangerous that could affect the moon’s orbit extracting energy from it?

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