Mareomotor energy: advantages and disadvantages

Mareomotriz energy, Marine energy or ocean energy It is the one obtained by taking advantage of the movement of The tides. This energy is exploited by turbines that end up moving the mechanical set of an alternator to produce electricity.

In addition, another of the main Characteristics of Mareomotriz Energy is that it is a Clean and renewable energy. We recommend you know more about renewable and non -renewable energies: examples and summary with this other post of Ecology Verde.

Thus, as a summary, we can say that the main characteristics of this energies are that it is a renewable and clean energy that is obtained from the movement of the tides, that is, when they rise and fall.

Mareomotor energy has several advantages and some are really interesting and beneficial. Next, what are the Advantages of Mareomotriz Energy:

• We are facing a type of renewable energysince the tides are the result of the gravitational attraction force of the moon and the sun on the earth. Therefore, it is unlimited energy, which also It can be obtained at any time of the year.
• It is one Clean energyits use does not emit greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Know more about what are clean or green energies here.
• Its facilities are silent, thanks to this there is no noise pollution.
• It can be said that it is a predictable energythanks to the scientific advances, it is known when the tides of the high seas are going to occur and those of low sea, making it possible to know the power that will be generated. Thanks to this, the design of the systems can be focused so that they are adequate with respect to the expected potential.
• It is also one efficient energy Thanks to water density, therefore, energy can be obtained by operating the turbines at low speed.
• Once the facilities have been built, these are easy to maintain and the generation of energy is economically affordable.

Mareomotor energy also presents inconvenience, some are determined by the environmental impact of the construction of the infrastructure that is needed to be able to exploit it, this inconvenience is also common in the exploitation of other renewable energies such as wind energy. Within the environmental impact derived from infrastructure are different inconveniences. Thus, these are the Disadvantages of mareomotor energy regarding its infrastructure:

• They can be a great risk for plant and animal species that inhabit that territory.
• It affects salinity and water quality.
• Alteration of marine habitats, since the large dimensions of the infrastructure modify the area where they are built.

Others Disadvantages of Mareomotor Energy are:

• Visual impact since the structures are built near the coast that is where the differences of the tides are given.
• The energy that is generated is more expensive since being a new type of energy cannot compete with those that have been established for a longer time, such as that obtained by fossil fuels or nuclear power plants.
• The design and construction of its infrastructure involves a high cost.
• Although it is an energy that can be obtained throughout the year, it is not possible to do it in all parts of the world since in some places the tides do not have the necessary strength to generate electricity.

With all the advantages and disadvantages that this type of energy has, it must be assessed in order to replace conventional energies, since clean and renewable energies are needed.

The Water energy It is one that is obtained by the kinetic and potential energy of water movements such as currents, waves and tides. That is why we find differences in the way of obtaining energy according to the nature of these movements.

We have already commented that the Mareomotor energy It is generated taking advantage of the tides, but there is another type of energy with which it is usually confused and falls into error when they are the same, this is the UNDIMOTRIZ ENERGY or also called wave energy. The reality is that they are not the same. For example, within the mareomotor energy plants in Spain, one that is in Mutriku, in Guipúzcua, however, this plant is intended to use the undimortizal energy. So what is the undoing energy? This energy uses the movement of the waves (you can see a video on this topic at the end of all of this article) to be able to produce electricity and if you want to know it better we invite you to enter this other ecology article.

Here you can watch a video of our YouTube channel about mareomotor energy to learn more about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g2u8xPphwi

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