/?ta?.d?l ?pa?.?/powerthat comes from themovementof thetide(= theriseandfallof theseathathappenstwiceeveryday)and that can be usedespeciallyforproducingelectricity:潮汐能Traditionaltidalpowerschemeshaveinvolvedputting abarrageacrossanestuary, usingturbinestogeneratepoweraswaterebbsandflows.传统的潮汐发电是在河口设置拦河坝，使用涡轮机在水流起伏时发电。The Governmentpledgedinvestmentinto theresearchanddevelopmentofwind,solar, andtidalpower.政府承诺对风能、太阳能和潮汐能的研究和开发进行投资。More examples
Of the 106potentialsitesfortidalpoweridentifiedbyEuropeanUnionresearch, 80percentare around thecoastsofBritain.
Here, up and down the Bristol Channel, we have the secondstrongesttidalpowerin theworldguaranteedfourtimesaday.
As tosecurityofsupply,tidalpoweris morereliablethanclockwork.
Windfarmsandtidalpoweroffera goodexampleof what can beachievedthroughrenewableenergybut they still rely ontransportingelectricityoverlongdistancesviathenationalgrid.
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