Wave and tidal energy

About Wave and Tidal

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Wave and tidal stream energy is electricity generated from the movement of wave and tidal flows.
Wave power is much more predictable than wind power – and it increases during the winter, when electricity demand is at its highest.
As with wave power, tidal and current stream energies are predictable and consistent. It is estimated that the UK has around 50 percent of Europe’s tidal energy resource, and a study in 2004 estimated our technical resource at around 16 TWh/year (4 percent of supply).

Hydroelectric power is the energy derived from flowing water and is covered in a separate section of the website.

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