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The Rance Tidal Power Station is a tidal power station located on the estuary of the Rance River in Brittany, France. [1]Opened in 1966 as the world's first tidal power station, [2] the 240-megawatt (MW) facility was the largest such power station in the world by installed capacity for 45 years until the 254-MW South Korean Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station surpassed it in 2011.
The La Rance plant, off the Brittany coast of northern France, was the first and largest tidal barrage plant in the world. It is also the only site where a full-scale evaluation of the ecological impact of a tidal power system, operating for 20 years, has been made.
The Rance Tidal Power Station. This article lists most power stations that run on tidal power, both tidal range (impoundment via a barrage) and tidal stream (harnessing currents). Since tidal stream generators are an immature technology, no technology has yet emerged as the clear standard.
The Rance tidal power plant built over a period of six years from 1960 to 1966 at La Rance, France. [30] It has 240 MW installed capacity. 254 MW Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Plant in South Korea is the largest tidal power installation in the world. Construction was completed in 2011. [31] [32]
The common primary functions of a barrage are: Increase the depth of a river (similar to a weir) Maintain a separation between fresh and salt water; Reduce the risk of tidal flooding up the river; Secondary functions may include: Tidal power generation; Artificial whitewater leisure centres; Form a Coastal reservoir
The semi-tidal river flows into the English Channel between Dinard and Saint-Malo. Before reaching the Channel, its waters are barred by a 750 metre long dam forming the Rance tidal power plant. The river is linked to the Vilaine by means of the Canal d'Ille-et-Rance. Départements and towns along the river: Côtes-d'Armor: Collinée, Caulnes ...
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Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station is the world's largest tidal power installation, with a total power output capacity of 254 MW. When completed in 2011, it surpassed France's 240 MW Rance Tidal Power Station, which was the world's largest for 45 years. It is operated by the Korea Water Resources Corporation.