Ocean Energy Tide and Tidal Power /

• Main Authors: Charlier, Roger H. (Author), Finkl, Charles W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Geography.; Geology, economic.; Oceanography.; Renewable energy sources.; Engineering economy.; Earth Sciences.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Economics.; Economic Geology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77932-2

Engineers dreams and fossil energy replacement schemes can come true. Man has been tapping the energy of the sea to provide power for his industries for centuries. Tidal energy combined with that of waves and marine winds rank among those most successfully put the work. Large scale plants are capit...

Table of Contents:

• Poseideon to the Rescue - Resource Management
• Medieval Engineering that Lasted
• Engineers' Dreams Come Through
• The Quoddy and Fundy Affairs
• China Looks Favourably at Tidal Power
• Resurgimento and Aggiornamento
• No Barrage Needed - Forward to the Past!.