Journal
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 23, Issue 6, Pages 8179-8194Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-020-01013-4
Keywords
Tidal energy; Current trends; Prospects; Environmental impact
Funding
- Solar Energy Research Institute of The National University of Malaysia (UKM) [GUP-2017-031]
- Thailand's Education Hub for Southern Region of ASEAN Countries Project (THE-AC) [THE-AC 062/2017]
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Energy generation worldwide heavily relies on fossil fuels, leading to increasing climate change, air pollution, and energy security issues. Clean renewable energy sources, such as tidal energy, have great potential in addressing these challenges. This study explores the current trends, ecological effects, and technological prospects related to tidal energy.
Generation of energy across the world is today reliant majorly on fossil fuels. The burning of these fuels is growing in line with the increase in the demand for energy globally. Consequently, climate change, air contamination, and energy security issues are rising as well. An efficient alternative to this grave hazard is the speedy substitution of fossil fuel-based carbon energy sources with the shift to clean sources of renewable energy that cause zero emissions. This needs to happen in conjunction with the continuing increase in the overall consumption of energy worldwide. Many resources of renewable energy are available. These include thermal, solar photovoltaic, biomass and wind, tidal energy, hydropower, and geothermal. Notably, tidal energy exhibits great potential with regard to its dependability, superior energy density, certainty, and durability. The energy mined from the tides on the basis of steady and anticipated vertical movements of the water, causing tidal currents, could be converted into kinetic energy to produce electricity. Tidal barrages could channel mechanical energy, while tidewater river turbines can seize the energy from tidal currents. This study discusses the present trends, ecological effects, and the prospects for technology related to tidal energy.
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