 
Urbanoutdoors
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Username: Urbanoutdoors
Post Number: 163
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 - 2:05 am: |    |
http://www.metromodemedia.com/ innovationnews/PortAuthority12 .aspx |
Lmichigan
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Username: Lmichigan
Post Number: 5329
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 - 4:15 am: | |
Interesting. I've been in sporadic contact with John Kerr at the Port Authority, and he mentioned something like this. At one time, I think they were even considering fitting the roof with some wind turbine generators that would have fit with the design.
BTW, I keep hearing about an off-shore wharf/pier, but have seen nothing in any renderings.
(Message edited by lmichigan on April 01, 2007) |
Gistok
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Username: Gistok
Post Number: 4007
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 - 1:25 pm: | |
Very interesting indeed.
One of the greatest applications for this type of energy could probably be Nova Scotia's Bay of Fundy (off the Atlantic), where the water level between high and low tide can differ by as much as 40 feet, the highest tidal differences on the planet, IIRC. |
Craig
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Username: Craig
Post Number: 143
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 - 1:39 pm: | |
I'd love to see this happen! Even if the "natural beauty" of the River is marred with in-takes or paddle-wheels or whatever, this will be a small price to pay for clean energy.
Next front: persuade the elitists out on Cape Code to cease preventing the installation of wind farms - it seems as though the Kennedy's would rather that our guys die to protect the oil supply so that they can have unobstructed views. |
Fnemecek
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Username: Fnemecek
Post Number: 2423
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 - 9:10 pm: | |
Damn! Metromode actually got a newsworthy scoop. I might to start reading that thing. |
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