La Rance Tidal Power Station

metropolitan France · France

La Rance Tidal Power Station, France
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The world's first large tidal power station, opened in 1966 across the Rance estuary between Saint-Malo and Dinard. A road runs along its barrage and a visitor space explains how the tides drive its turbines.

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