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ericdtoday at 5:56 PM1 replyview on HN

I don’t see how that generates anywhere near enough power, think about the potential energy of a bucket of water going up and down that amount over the course of a day.


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vitally3643today at 6:12 PM

Sure, but then multiply that by several million buckets. Tidal flows can represent a lot of water volume, way more than you'd expect