Tidal Power: Proceedings of an International Conference on the Utilization of Tidal Power held May 24-29, 1970, at the Atlantic Industrial Research Institute, Nova Scotia Technical College, Halifax, Nova Scotia

At a time when public attention is focused on the environment, while simultaneously society is increasing at an ever-accelerating rate its demand electrical power, the possibility of utilizing the power of the oceans by for pollution free tidal power generation is most attractive. Tidal power has been used to a limited extent over several centuries but only recently has any sig­ nificant effort been dedicated to realizing some of the vast potential. The first pilot project at La Rance has n...