Generating Tidal Energy and its Apllications in Northern Coasts of Persian Gulf and Oman Sea

Tidal energy is a clean, reliable and available energy that exits vastly. Moreover, it can be offered to most of coastal regions and cities. This clean energy can be used in littoral zones worldwide, together with islands and coasts of Iran such as Chabahar. Furthermore, from ecosystem point of view, this energy is useful for increasing coral reefs and also using organic materials in different applications. Via different turbines, tidal kinetic energy is transformed into electric energy. In this article, different methods of acquiring energy from tidal flows, as well as their economic feasibility, are evaluated and compared. In addition, tidal energy was considered in southern coasts of Iran. The results indicate that helical turbines have great efficiency and construction of electrical production station in Persian Gulf is mandatory.