Jain. n. A believer in or adherent of Jainism. [Hindi. , from Sanskrit.
Disadvantages of Tidal Energy. There are a limited number of locations worldwide that have tidal ranges large enough to make tidal power cost-effective. Tidal power systems are currently expensive to develop and they cannot be built in any location. Tidal energy systems that use dams may restrict fish migration.
A tidal stream generator, often referred to as a tidal energy converter, is a machine that extracts energy from moving masses of water, in particular tides, although the term is often used in reference to machines designed to extract energy from run of river or tidal estuarine sites. Certain types of these machines function very much like underwater wind turbines, and are thus often referred to as tidal turbines. They were first conceived in the 1970s during the oil crisis. Tidal stream generato