3.2. Tidal current energy
Malaysia has a long coastline with great potential to develop
electricity generation from ocean energy. Tidal turbines can be
categorised as either vertical-axis, or horizontal-axis turbines [26]
(see Fig. 7). The vertical-axis turbine is able to capture the energy
from various directions without adjusting the position of turbine,
whereas the horizontal-axis turbine may be able to capture more
tidal energy. Ocean energy is new to Malaysia compared with the
coal or gas-fired power plants