Tidal Energy

Submitted By:
2015-CH-42
2015-CH-52 2015-CH-80
2015-CH-54 2015-CH-82

Submitted to:
Dr. Zafar Noon
 What is a Tide ?

• Tides are the rising and falling of Earth's

ocean surface caused by the tidal forces of
the Moon and the Sun acting on the
oceans.
 The Current Situation

Tidal Energy is sustainable, clean, reliable,

widely distributed, and can offer significant
benefits to many marine nations.
Tidal Energy can be captured in an efficient
and cost-effective way.
Advantages
 No pollution
 Renewable resource
 More efficient than wind because of the density of
water
 Predictable source of energy vs. wind and solar
 Second generation has very few disadvantages
 Does not affect wildlife
 Does not affect silt deposits
 Less costly – both in building and maintenance
Disadvantages of using tidal
power:
 A barrage across an estuary is very
expensive to build, and affects a very wide
area - the environment is changed for many
miles upstream and downstream
 it provides power for around 10 hours each
day, when the tide is actually moving in or
out, which is not very much
 Existing ecosystems would be heavily
altered, with new species moving in and
perhaps dominating old species
 Tidal power schemes have a high capital
cost
Tidal Energy is a
clean, renewable
source of energy--
such as solar, wind,
biofuels, and low-
head hydro-- and
deserves official
international support
and funding for its
development.
The Worldwide
Distribution of
Tidal Energy
World Map of the Distribution
of Tidal Energy

Red areas show most intense tidal energy

Developing Nations
that could receive
significant benefits
from Tidal Energy
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Indian Ocean: Comoros, Madagascar, Maldives, Seychelles.

Asia: China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Philippines, Vietnam.
Pacific Ocean: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New
Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
Central and South America: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador,
Guyana, Panama, Surinam.
Atlantic Ocean: Cape Verde.
All coastal nations with tidal passes between coral reefs
or offshore islands.
 Multiple Benefits
from Tidal Energy
Multiple Benefits from Tidal Energy.
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Practical Examples:
1) Electrification of isolated
communities
2) Power for the grid
3) Regrowth of coral reefs using
mineral accretion technology
1) Electrification of Isolated Communities:
The Tide-Energy project
near the mouth of the Amazon

Rural residents with a 6-blade helical turbine

The Tide-Energy project near the
mouth of the Amazon:
a simple generating package

(c) Automotive
(b) Pulley and alternator
belt

(a) 6-blade
helical turbine
Hydro power has a share of nearly 15.3%
in the global energy mix with total
installed capacity up to 970 GW at the
end of 2011
 Efficient technology to
capture Tidal Energy
is already cost-effective
Tidal Energy can
be captured
• efficiently and
• inexpensively
using the helical
turbine

Prof. Alexander Gorlov

of Northeastern University
with the helical turbine
he invented and perfected
Schematic view of the helical turbine
mounted in a frame.
Features of the
Helical Turbine:

Basic Concept

• designed for hydroelectric applications

in free-flowing water
• operates in ocean, tidal, and river
currents
• does not require expensive dams
that can harm the environment
Features of the
Helical Turbine

Operation

• self-starting with flow as low as 0.6 m/s

• smooth-running
• rotates in same direction regardless
of the direction of flow, making it ideal
for tidal applications
Energy in Pakistan via
Tidal Resources
Dams in Pakistan and their
Capacity:
DAM CAPACITY (MAF) COMMENT

Capacity reduced to
Terbela 9.69 70% because of silt
accumulation.

Storage capacity is
Mangla 5.05
upraising.

MAF:
Here Storage is based on Reservoir Capacity
• Government has withdrawn from the
controversial Kalabagh Dam project and
the completion of 4500 MW Diamer Basha
Dam is expected till 2022.
Hydro power potentials in
Pakistan:
• Identified potential of large hydro power
plants is 59 GW
• The potential of small hydro projects in
Gilgit is around 2000 MW
Power computed from the
tides for three months in
Karachi
The observed sea-level variations at
Karachi for three months and relate it to
the astronomy and other affects.
THANK YOU