River Rance Tide Water Power Plant AKA River Rance Power Plant (1966)

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. River Rance, France. Aerial views of the two semi-circular dams which hold off the water from both sides at the River Rance tide water power plant. VS Closer shots of the installation. MS Man turning wheel opening the valves. VS Water starts to spout out of two pipes and runs over rocky surface. Aerial shots of dam. Note: Date on original record: 21/03/1966. Contemporary records state this is the first power plant in the world to use tidal water to create electricity. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount