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Show UTILIZING POWER OF TIDES. Difficulties In Way of Project Will AH Be Overcome. The dlfllcultlcB of concentrating tidal tid-al power and making it available are great and so far It has been used only on a small scale and In a prlmtttvo way, but tho near future will probably sco groat electric goneratlng plants established at favorable lcilltloa whero tho tides run high nnd thoro are natural storago basins, Somo months ago a plan was worked out for utilizing utiliz-ing tho ebb and How of tho Hlver Seine. Assuming that tidal embankments embank-ments wore needed for guiding tho channol through tho cstunry it was proposed that these bo connoctcd to tho shoro on either sldo so uo to form two largo resorvolrs, each of which should bo divided Into a high water basin and n low wator basin, tho discharge from ono to the other to drivo turblnos. Tho avallablo tldo Is about 10 foot. Kach resorvolr would havo an area of about 2,500 acres, and It was estimated that about C.OOO-horsopowor would bo given off during tho six hours of tho rising tldo. Tho cost of division dnms, turblnos and othor works was placed at 100,-000, 100,-000, From this tho annual cost of each horsepower wbb computed at J8.00, Including In-cluding land rent and Interest at 10 por cent., but this would rlso to moro than $30.00 If the channel walls were I to form a part of the exponse. |
