To: saganite
PHOTO: Verdant Power LLC
Tidal energy turbines work like windmills underwater, using the daily motion of the ocean to produce electricity. This scaled drawing shows three of the six turbines Verdant Power hopes to test this summer in New York City's East River where the speed of the tidal current reaches 6 miles per hour.
What they are working on for New York City16 posted on
06/07/2006 10:26:05 PM PDT by
rottndog
(WOOF!!!!--Keep your "compassion" away from my wallet!)
To: rottndog
Reminds me of something on Seaquest DSV.
18 posted on
06/07/2006 10:31:52 PM PDT by
COEXERJ145
(Every person has a photographic memory... but some don't have their flash card installed.)
To: rottndog
The company says a mile-long series of submerged 15-foot diameter turbines can capture and convert that energy efficiently enough to produce up to 10 megawatts of electricity. Palo Verde Nuclear plant puts out 3,733 megawatts
We need more nuke plants, not these feel good but completely trivial projects.
20 posted on
06/07/2006 10:49:04 PM PDT by
qam1
(There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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