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涉海英语读写教程课后答案（第六单元） Unit 6 Marine Resources Exploitation Text A Part I Understanding and Learning Background information Green energy It is also called sustainable energy or renewable energy. It is the sustainable provision of energy that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. It includes hydroelectricity, solar energy, wind energy, wave power, geothermal energy, and tidal power,etc. Tidal power It is also called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into useful forms of power - mainly electricity. Although not yet widely used, tidal power has potential for future electricity generation. Tides are more predictable than wind energy and solar power. Among sources of renewable energy, tidal power has traditionally suffered from relatively high cost and limited availability of sites with sufficiently high tidal ranges or flow velocities, thus constricting its total availability. However, many recent technological developments and improvements, both in design (e.g. dynamic tidal power, tidal lagoons) and turbine technology (e.g. new axial turbines, cross flow turbines), indicate that the total availability of tidal power may be much higher than previously assumed, and that economic and environmental costs may be brought down to competitive levels. Historically, tide mills have been used, both in Europe and on the Atlantic coast of North America. The earliest occurrences date from the Middle Ages, or even from Roman times. The worlds first large-scale tidal power plant (the Rance Tidal Power Station) became operational in 1966. Wave power Wave power is the transport of energy by ocean surface waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work — for example, electricity generation, water desalination, or the pumping of water (into reservoirs). Machinery able to exploit wave power is generally known as a wave energy converter (WEC). Wave power is