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Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station is the world's largest tidal power installation, with a total power output capacity of 254 MW, surpassing the 240 MW Rance Tidal Power Station which was the world's largest for 45 years prior to 2011. It is operated by the Korean Water Resource Corporation. The tidal barrage makes use of a seawall constructed in 1994 for flood mitigation and agricultural purposes. Ten 25.4 MW submerged bulb turbines are driven in an unpumped flood generation scheme; power is generated on tidal inflows only and the outflow is sluiced away. This slightly unconventional and relatively inefficient approach has been chosen to balance a complex mix of existing land use, water use, conservation, environmental and power generation considerations.〔〔http://www.waterpowermagazine.com/story.asp?sc=2052179 Tidal power primed for breakthrough〕 The tidal power station provides indirect environmental benefits as well as renewable energy generation. After the seawall was built, pollution built up in the newly created Sihwa Lake reservoir, making its water useless for agriculture. In 2004, seawater was reintroduced in the hope of flushing out contamination; inflows from the tidal barrage are envisaged as a complementary permanent solution.〔http://www.eer.wustl.edu/McDonnellMayWorkshop/Presentation_files/Saturday/Saturday/Park.pdf Sihwa Tidal Power Plant: a success of environment and energy policy in Korea〕 Cost of the project was met by the South Korean Government, totalling 313.5 billion won (£180 million, or $US293 million, roughly $1m per MW).〔http://www.newsworld.co.kr/cont/article2009/0909-52.htm Hunt for African Projects〕 Mean operating tidal range is , with a spring tidal range of . The working basin area was originally intended to be 〔http://www.oreg.ca/docs/May%20Symposium/KOREA.pdf Tidal and Tidal Current Power Study in Korea〕 although this has been reduced by land reclamation and freshwater dykes to and is likely to be reduced further.〔http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=150499 Ansan City's Bandalseom Project at Lake Sihwa taking shape〕 == See also == * List of largest power stations in the world * List of power stations in South Korea * List of tidal power stations 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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