Penzhin Tidal Power Plant Project
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| Penzhin Tidal Power Plant | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Location | Penzhin Bay |
| Coordinates | 61°N 162°E / 61°N 162°E |
| Status | Proposed |
| Power generation | |
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The Penzhin Tidal Power Plant Project is a set of proposals for construction of a tidal power plant in the Penzhin Bay, which is an upper right arm of Shelikhov Bay in the north-east corner of the Sea of Okhotsk. Because Penzhin Bay has one of the strongest tides in the world, there have been several power station proposals. One proposed variant presumes an installed capacity of 87 GW and annual production of 200 TWh.[1]
Geographically, the dam of the power station would extend through the administrative border of Magadan Oblast and Kamchatka Krai of Russia.
General information
[edit]The tides in Penzhin Bay are 9 metres (30 ft) high, and reach 12.9 metres (42 ft) in the case of spring tides, which is the highest magnitude for the Pacific Ocean.[citation needed] As the area of the bay basin is 20,530 km2 (7,930 mi2), it corresponds to diurnal discharge of 360–530 km3 (86–130 cu mi). This water rate is 20–30 times higher than that of the world's biggest river, the Amazon River. Two projects were developed for tidal power stations. The first would use the entire basin of the bay. The second proposes a smaller-scale plant, using the northern part of the basin with higher tides:[2]
| Variant | Tide altitude, m / ft |
Capacity, GW |
Annual production, TW·h |
Time of research |
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| South site | 11 / 36 | 87,1 | 190–205 | 1972–1996 |
| North site | 13.4 / 44 | 21,4 | 50 | 1983–1996 |
Due to the lack of existing local energy consumers or long-distance power distribution infrastructure, there are suggestions for the station to provide power-consuming production. One such consumer, for example, would be the production of liquid hydrogen.[citation needed]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Usachev, I. N.; Shpolyanskiy, Y. B.; Istorik, B. L.; Kuznetsev, V. P.; Fateev, V. N.; Knyazev, V. A. (2008). Приливные электростанции (ПЭС) — источник энергии, запасаемый в водороде [Tidal power plants (TPP) — a source of energy, store-able in hydrogen] (PDF). 2nd International Forum "Hydrogen technologies for developing world" (in Russian). Moscow. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ^ Ageev, V. A. "13. Использование энергии приливов и морских течений" (PDF). Нетрадиционные и возобновляемые источники энергии [Using the energy of tides and sea currents] (in Russian). Retrieved 2010-12-24.