Date of Award
7-1979
Degree Type
Major Paper
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Marine Affairs
Abstract
This paper presents an assessment of past and present technological innovations and research related to the present energy crisis-the impact and the interrelationship. In particular, it surveys the development of tidal power plants with particular emphasis on the past and present status of the Passamaquoddy-Cobscook Bay Dam Project. It exam1nes the benefits and environmental effects associated with tidal power development, and explores the causes and effects of the tides. It concludes w1th a brief detail of the feasibility of other renewable sources of energy-and of the impact of technological developments on marine and international affairs.
Recommended Citation
Berryman, Matilene S., "Technology and the Energy Crisis: An Assessment of the Interrelationship and the Impact" (1979). Theses and Major Papers. Paper 17.
https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/ma_etds/17
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