The First Tidal Power Station Begins Operation
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Science, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
- Subcategories: Energy, Fuel, Power Sources, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: France
- Date: November 26, 1966
Article abstract: The world’s first large-scale electrical power-generating plant using the energy of ocean tides began operation in 1966.
Summary of Event
The ebb and flow of the tides has captured the imagination of writers and poets since time immemorial. The thought of harnessing some of the enormous energy of the tides has challenged technologically minded humans for centuries. Water-powered mills operating from tidal motion were used in England as early as the twelfth century, and by the eighteenth century this technology had been imported to New...
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