| Rance Tidal Power Station | |
|---|---|
 Aerial photograph of the Rance Tidal Power Station | |
  Location of Rance Tidal Power Station in France | |
| Official name | Usine marémotrice de la Rance |
| Country | France |
| Location | Brittany |
| Coordinates | 48°37′05″N 02°01′24″W / 48.61806°N 2.02333°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 26 July 1963 |
| Opening date | 26 November 1966 |
| Construction cost | ₣620 million |
| Owner(s) | Électricité de France |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Barrage |
| Length | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Tidal range | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Type | Tidal barrage |
| Turbines | 24 |
| Installed capacity | 240 MW |
| Capacity factor | 28% |
| Annual generation | 500 GWh |
The Rance Tidal Power Station is a tidal power station located on the estuary of the Rance River in Brittany, France.[1]
Opened in 1966 as the world's first tidal power station,[2] the 240-megawatt (MW) facility was the largest such power station in the world by installed capacity for 45 years until the 254-MW South Korean Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station surpassed it in 2011.[3][4][5]
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- ^ "Wyre Tidal Energy". Archived from the original on 4 February 2015.
- ^ Yekang Ko; Derek K. Schubert (29 November 2011). "South Korea's Plans for Tidal Power: When a "Green" Solution Creates More Problems" (PDF). report. Nautilus Institute. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Tidal giants – the world's five biggest tidal power plants" (PDF). report. power-technology.com. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Park, Eun Soo; Lee, Tai Sik (1 November 2021). "The rebirth and eco-friendly energy production of an artificial lake: A case study on the tidal power in South Korea". Energy Reports. 7: 4681–4696. doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2021.07.006. ISSN 2352-4847.