Tidal power generation

Japanese: 潮力発電 - ちょうりょくはつでん

A power generation method that uses the tidal difference between high and low tides as a head of water. Water is stored at high tide and released at low tide to rotate water wheels and generate electricity. The world's first tidal power plant (240,000 kW) was built in 1966 at the mouth of the Rance River in France (tidal range 13.5m). There are no locations in Japan with a tidal range of more than 10m, so no such plants are planned. Also known as tidal power generation.
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Japanese:

満潮，干潮の潮差を落差として利用する発電方式。満潮時に貯水，干潮時に放出して水車を回転，発電する。フランスのランス川河口（干満差13.5m）に世界初の潮力発電所（24万kW）が1966年建設された。日本では干満差が十数mの場所がなく，未計画。潮汐(ちょうせき)発電とも。
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