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 ofcoastal regions and cities. This clean energy can be used in littoral zones worldwide, together with islandsand coasts of Iran such as Chabahar. Furthermore, from ecosystem point of view, this energy is useful forincreasing coral reefs and also using organic materials in different applications. Via different turbines, tidalkinetic energy is transformed into electric energy. In this article, different methods of acquiring energy fromtidal flows, as well as their economic feasibility, are evalu ated and compared. In addition, tidal energy wasconsid ered in southern coasts of Iran. The results indicate that helical turbines have great efficiency andconstruction of electrical production station in Persian Gulf is mandatory.