List of tidal power stations

This page lists most power stations that run on tidal power. Since tidal stream generators are an immature technology, no technology has yet emerged as the clear standard. A large variety of designs are being experimented with, with some very close to large scale deployment. Hence, the following page lists stations of different technologies.

The Rance Tidal Power Station.

Tidal power stations

Operational

The following table lists tidal power stations that are in operation:

StationCapacity (MW)CountryLocationCommRef
Annapolis Royal Generating Station20 Canada44°45′07″N 65°30′40″W1984[1]
Bluemull Sound Tidal Stream Array 0.3  United Kingdom 60°41′01″N 00°59′12″W 2016
Eastern Scheldt Barrier Tidal Power Plant1.25 The Netherlands51°36′19″N 03°40′59″E2015[2]
Jiangxia Tidal Power Station3.2 China28°20′34″N 121°14′25″E1980[3][4]
Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station1.7 Russia69°22′37″N 33°04′33″E1968 
MeyGen 6  United Kingdom 58°39′26.15″N 3°7′1.55″W 2017 [5]
Rance Tidal Power Station240 France48°37′05″N 02°01′24″W1966 
Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station254 South Korea37°18′47″N 126°36′46″E2011[6][7]
Uldolmok Tidal Power Station1.5 South Korea34°32′07″N 126°14′06″E2009[8]

Under construction

The following table lists tidal power stations that are currently under construction as of the date in each cited source.

StationCapacity (MW)CountryLocationStartRef
Pempa’q In-Stream Tidal Energy Project1.26 Canada45°20′36″N 64°23′34″W2019[9][10]

Proposed

There are many stations in proposal at the moment. The following table lists tidal power stations that are only at a proposal stage.

StationCapacity (MW)CountryLocationRef
Alderney tidal plant300 United Kingdom49°42′52″N 2°12′19″W[11]
Garorim Bay Tidal Power Station520 South KoreaGarorim Bay[6]
Gulf of Kutch Project50 IndiaGulf of Kutch[12]
Incheon Tidal Power Station818 or 1,320 South Korea37°29′48″N 126°20′32″E[6][13]
Mezenskaya Tidal Power Plant24,000 RussiaMezen Bay[14]
Penzhinskaya Tidal Power Plant87,100 RussiaPenzhin Bay 
Severn Barrage8,640 United Kingdom51°21′30″N 03°06′00″W 
Skerries Tidal Stream Array10.5 United Kingdom53°26′N 04°36′W approx.[15]
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay320 United KingdomSwansea Bay[16]
Tugurskaya Tidal Power Plant3,640 RussiaOkhotsk Sea[17]

Decommissioned
StationCapacity (MW)CountryLocationYearsRef
Minas Passage OpenHydro2 CanadaMinas Passage2016-2018[10][18]
Strangford Lough SeaGen1.2 United Kingdom54°22′04″N 05°32′40″W2008-2019[19]

See also

References
  1. Nova Scotia Power. "Annapolis Tidal Station". Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  2. Tocardo Eastern Scheldt Storm Surge Barrier Tidal Power Project, archived from the original on 2017-08-18, retrieved 2018-01-28
  3. Jinangxia Tidal Power Station, archived from the original on 2011-07-07, retrieved 2010-03-21
  4. Jinangxia Tidal Power Station, p. 194, archived from the original on 2017-02-15, retrieved 2010-03-21
  6. Tidal power in South Korea (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-07-06, retrieved 2010-07-17
  7. "Korea JoongAng Daily: Turning tides". Archived from the original on 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  8. South Korea starts up, to expand 1-MW Jindo Uldolmok tidal project, archived from the original on 2010-09-01, retrieved 2010-08-30
  9. Frangoul, Anmar (2019-12-13). "Tidal energy project in Canada gets green light from authorities". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  10. Rybus, Elizabeth Royte,Greta. "The Push for Tidal Power Faces Its Biggest Challenge Yet". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  11. "Open Hydro to build $833m tidal-power plant in Alderney". Bloomberg. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  12. "Asia's First Tidal Power Plant". BBC. 2011-01-18. Archived from the original on 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  13. Tidal Today- Tidal: Asia's Cinderella renewable energy Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  14. "Mezen Tidal Project". Carbon Solution Credit BV. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  15. "£70m Skerries tidal project gets second lease of life as Atlantis buys Marine Current Turbines". WalesOnline. 2010-08-23. Archived from the original on 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  16. "Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay FAQs". Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) Plc. 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  17. "RusHydro bets on alternative energy". Energo News. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  18. www.thechronicleherald.ca https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/business/local-business/legal-fight-over-open-hydro-continues-331863/. Retrieved 2020-08-23. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. "Atlantis Successfully Decommissions 1.2 MW SeaGen Tidal System in Industry First". SIMEC Atlantis Energy. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
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