ENV100Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Marine Energy, Thermal Mass, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
69
ENV100Y5 Full Course Notes
Verified Note
69 documents
Document Summary
Env100: module 5 session 58 & 59 (energy new emerging) Central case: harnessing tidal energy at the bay of fundy . Bay of fundy has the largest vertical difference between high and low tide in the world (16 m) One of three tidal power plants in the world. Nova scotia power has now turned on their instream (underwater) tidal power technologies that could eliminate the need for a dam or sluice. Commonly referred to as new even though many have been used for a long time because: They are not yet used on a very wide scale. The technologies are still in a rapid phase of development. They will likely play a much larger role in our energy use in the future. New renewables still supply relatively little of our power but they are growing exponentially. Federal funding for renewable energy was extremely low in canada now it"s increasing. A switch to renewable energy should increase employment .
