ABSTRACT
Offshore drilling for oil or gas is viewed as a development that carries with it massive risk to the environment and the economic drivers that rely on healthy and accessible oceans and coasts. Offshore wind farms and wave and tidal projects could have complimentary impacts on birds, fish, marine mammals, and marine and coastal ecosystems, while also supporting sustainable ocean industries such as fisheries and tourism. Tidal power coverts the energy of tides into electricity utilizing the rise and fall of the ocean tides. Tidal power boasts several advantages over other types of renewable energy technology because tides are more predictable and reliable than wind energy or sunny days for solar power. Ocean surface waves are a considerable source of energy potential, but energy that is not as restricted in terms of location as tidal energy systems. The Poole Tidal Energy Partnership (PTEP) was formed on 4 November 2011 in response to local policies on renewable energy.
