Uldolmok Tidal Power Station

{{Short description|Tidal power station in South Korea}}

{{Update|date=March 2015}}

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| name = Uldolmok Tidal Power Station

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| coordinates = {{coord|34|33|56|N|126|18|36|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| country = South Korea

| location = Uldolmok, Jindo

| status = O

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| commissioned = {{Start date|2009|05|14}}

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| cost = US$10 million

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| tide_technology = TB

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| tide_barrage_length = {{Convert|3260|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| tide_barrage_width = {{Convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| tide_crosses = Uldolmok Strait

| tide_channel_speed = {{Convert|6.5|m/s|ft/s|1|abbr=on}}

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| ps_electrical_capacity= 1,500 KW

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| ps_annual_generation= 2.4 GWh

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Uldolmok Tidal Power Station is a tidal power station in Uldolmok, Jindo County, South Korea. The plant was commissioned in {{Start date|2009|05|14}} by the South Korean government.{{Citation|title=Korea's Uldolmok tidal power project completed|url=http://www.wave-tidal-energy.com/home/news-archive/34-tidal-projects/197-koreas-uldolmok-tidal-power-project-completed|accessdate=2010-09-02}}{{Citation|title=Uldolmok Power Plant Completed|url=http://renewableenergydev.com/red/tidal-power-uldolmok-power-plant-completed/|accessdate=2010-09-02}} The plant cost US$10 million and has an installed capacity of {{nowrap|1,000 KW}} ({{nowrap|1 MW}}), generating {{nowrap|2.4 GWh}} annually, sufficient to meet the demand of 430 households. Additional 500 kW was commissioned in June 2011.[http://www.hydroworld.com/index/display/article-display/5457316262/articles/hrhrw/hydroindustrynews/ocean-tidal-streampower/2011/06/hyundai-completes.html HydroWorld: Hyundai completes tidal power system in Korea]

The South Korean government plans to increase this capacity of {{convert|1|to|90|MW}} by the end of the year 2013, increasing the demand cover to 46,000 households, while simultaneously working on the {{convert|254|MW}} Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station. Part of the goal of generating 5,260 GWh through tidal power by 2020.

The Uldolmok Strait experiences tidal water speeds that exceed {{Convert|6.5|m/s|ft/s|1|abbr=on}} with the width of the strait being approximately {{Convert|300|m|abbr=on}}.