Portland Now Generates Electricity From Turbines Installed In City Water Pipes [View all]
You’d be forgiven if the phrase “Portland goes green with innovative water pipes” doesn’t immediately call to mind thoughts of civil engineering and hydro-electric power. And yet, that’s exactly what Oregon’s largest city has done by partnering with a company called Lucid Energy to generate clean electricity from the water already flowing under its streets and through its pipes.
Portland has replaced a section of its existing water supply network with Lucid Energy pipes containing four forty-two inch turbines. As water flows through the pipes, the turbines spin and power attached generators, which then feed energy back into the city’s electrical grid. Known as the “Conduit 3 Hydroelectric Project,” Portland’s new clean energy source is scheduled to be up and running at full capacity in March. According to a Lucid Energy FAQ detailing the partnership, this will be the “first project in the U.S. to secure a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for renewable energy produced by in-pipe hydropower in a municipal water pipeline."
A short promotional video describes the technology and benefits involved in harnessing energy from municipal water pipelines:
https://magazine.good.is/articles/portland-pipeline-water-turbine-power
How will the crazies be threatened by this technology?
Wind either kills birds or generates too much noise or too much wind.
Solar will suck up all the energy from the sun.
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