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ENERGY > RENEWABLE ENERGY > HYDROPOWER > TIDAL ENERGY

Preferred term

TIDAL ENERGY  

Definition

  • MECHANICAL POWER, WHICH MAY BE CONVERTED TO ELECTRICAL POWER, GENERATED BY THE RISE AND FALL OF TIDES

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • TIDAL POWER

History note

  • TERM CREATED DECEMBER 2010. TERM RELABELLED JULY 2018. PREVIOUSLY THE TERM 'TIDAL POWER' WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

Definition source

  • GEMET

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/61b459af-8290-46c4-b54c-b5751da0f7fe

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