A Mass. company aims to tap the mighty Mississippi’s ceaseless currents
In centuries past, water wheels drove New England mills and powered the Industrial Revolution in America. Now, a Boston company is hoping to harness river flows to profit from the green energy movement.
Since late June, Free Flow Power has been testing an underwater turbine in the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La. The equipment looks like a jet engine, but uses technology similar to what’s in windmill-powered electric generators, such as those proposed for Cape Wind, the energy project planned for Nantucket Sound. http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2011/08/08/free_flow_power_tests_underwater_turbine/
Article courtesy of The Boston Globe-Green Blog by John Dyer/Globe Correspondent
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