Roosevelt Island is Green! and Fun!
tonight I went over to my friend Marian's apartment! She lives on Roosevelt Island... so I took the TRAM!
No, I did not take the bus.
CLick here for the Roosevelt Island website... in case you don't know where it is, it's an island WITHIN Manhattan. Cool, no?
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AND... Roosevelt Island is GREEN! They are experimenting with a Hydro-powered electrical source.
Now you know that makes me happy!!
East River Fights Bid to Harness Its Currents for Electricity
Verdant PowerCrews lowered an electricity-generating turbine into the East River in December. Six were installed, but they have been shut down for repairs.
The idea of generating electricity by harnessing the power of a flowing river — called hydrokinetic energy — is attracting growing attention.
Basically, the East River turns the turbines’ blades as it flows past. The turbines, like windmills, generate electricity that is channeled through wires to a central control unit and from there to the existing electricity grid.
Hydro turbines have a few advantages over windmills. While winds are erratic, tides can be charted by the minute, which allows power companies to know exactly when the turbines will be generating power.
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