Navy to test tidal power off Marrowstone Island

[OKIsItJustMe]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008874697_webwavepower17m.html

Navy to test tidal power off Marrowstone Island

Originally published Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 10:47 AM
By The Associated Press

BREMERTON — The Navy will drop turbines in the water off Marrowstone Island next year to test how the tides could generate electricity.

Engineers at Naval Base Kitsap are working with turbine and marine architects on the study.

Navy spokeswoman Sheila Murray says turbines with 8-foot blades would be placed in water about 50 feet deep. They should generate enough electricity to light a parking lot or small building at the Navy's ammunition depot on Indian Island.

After a year-long test, the turbines will be removed in 2011.

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[uppityperson]

1. another article on it. I'll keep watch in my local paper to see if there is more.

Living right near here.

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/16/navy-to-explore-turning-ocean-currents-into/

[pscot]

2. I've got a bad feeling about this

The Sound is in big trouble already, without turning it into an industrial power generation site. Offhand, It's hard to think of anything the navy has done around here that's had a positive impact on the environment.