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jpak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-14-07 04:27 PM
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State explores renewable energy powered by tides (NYC East RIver)
http://www.auburnpub.com/articles/2007/04/14/news/state/state02.txt

NEW YORK - The murky waterways around the city aren't exactly what spring to mind at the mention of an environmentally friendly location.

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The state thinks otherwise. New York and a Virginia-based company have partnered to use the East River as the staging ground for a unique experiment in renewable energy.

They are placing six windmills underwater on the east side of Roosevelt Island to harness kinetic energy in the tides to produce electricity - without having to dam the water.

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At full capacity, the 10-megawatt project could power as much as 10,000 homes.

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Cooley Hurd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-14-07 04:41 PM
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1. Great idea, until the first mob informant gets caught in the turbine...
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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-14-07 05:28 PM
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2. Umm, underwater and they're called 'Windmills' ?

Shouldn't that be WaveMills ?
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