海かい流りゅう発はつ電でん

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noun

ocean current power generation; marine current power generation

Technical term for generating electricity from the kinetic energy of ocean currents.

海sea, ocean

流current, a sink, flow

発departure, discharge, publish

電electricity

潮ちょう力りょく発はつ電でん
潮力発電 refers specifically to tidal power generation, while 海流発電 covers broader ocean current energy.
波は力りょく発はつ電でん
波力発電 uses wave motion, whereas 海流発電 uses steady ocean currents.

Compound of 海流 (ocean current) and 発電 (power generation).