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November 4, 2006 |
Finally, RITE Gets Wet
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| Verdant Powers Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy project is finally getting into the water. It will generate electricity for Gristedes and Motorgate with an initial six turbines, the first of 100 to be placed in the East Channel. At left, a rig has been drilling for pylon placement. Below, Dean Corren and Hannah Abend show power distribution equipment in the test-center control shack, which is on the East Promenade between Motorgate and the location chosen for the first six underwater turbines. The control center also houses fish monitoring equipment; the project was delayed well over a year to clear regulatory hurdles. Once the concept is fully proved, Verdant Power expects the project to be replicated in remote areas which have flowing streams but no existing source of electrical power. It also has green-power potential in river and coastal areas. |
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