I live near the Bay of Fundy (40 ft. tides, highest in the World). We can't make tidal power work because our ice sinks and smashes the turbines.
Why? The ice forms on the shore and encases pieces of rock. Huge chunks of ice drift into the Bay carrying the stone nuggets. The chunks erode and shed buoyant ice until the density is > 1, then they sink and the strong current leads them into the blades.
Neither is it cost-effective for engineering companies to develop technology for our geography, the conditions are too unique and the inventions don't scale.
Why? The ice forms on the shore and encases pieces of rock. Huge chunks of ice drift into the Bay carrying the stone nuggets. The chunks erode and shed buoyant ice until the density is > 1, then they sink and the strong current leads them into the blades.
Neither is it cost-effective for engineering companies to develop technology for our geography, the conditions are too unique and the inventions don't scale.
Pity.