Jan Higgins wrote:This country is surrounded by sea why are we not making use of the wave power instead of these turbines that get turned off when there are strong winds.
La Rance - in France - 2nd largest tidal power statation in world - output c.240 MW
UK power electrical peak demand roughly 50 GW = 50,000 Mw
Unfortunately The net capacity factor is the ratio of actual electrical energy output over a given period of time to the theoretical maximum electrical energy output over that period which for the tidal plant is 28%.
50,000 / 25% of 240 = 50,000/60 = c.1000 La Rances
Doh.
