Slackwater

Journal: notes on tidal and marine energy

A tidal coastline

Longer notes on tidal and marine energy: what is being built, what the numbers actually
say, and where the arguments about this technology are worth having.

Start here

If you are new to the subject, the three pages that cover the most ground are
what tidal energy is,
how a tidal turbine works, and
the advantages and disadvantages.

About this section

This address published industry news for years under a previous owner. That archive is not
reproduced here. What follows is new writing on the same subject, and the older material remains
available through the Internet Archive for anyone researching the history of the sector.

Slackwater

An independent guide to tidal and marine energy: how it works, what it costs, and where it is actually running.

Slackwater is a new, independent site about tidal energy. It has no connection to Tidal Generation Limited, the company that formerly used this address, nor to Rolls-Royce, Alstom or GE. We sell nothing and represent no manufacturer.