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Tidal advocates want to put turbines, similar to wind tunnels, where tides snake in the ocean. The tides would turn a turbine and generate power. Marine Current Turbines has had a prototype for four years in southern England generating 300 kilowatts of power. It will start installing a 1.2MW system off Northern Ireland this fall.
