Portland Now Generates Electricity From Turbines Installed In City Water Pipes
Water flowing through the city’s pipes will generate electricity like a dam with none of the environmental consequences.
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You’d be forgiven if the phrase “Portland goes green with innovative water pipes” doesn’t immediately call to mind thoughts of civil engineering and hydro-electric power.
And yet, that’s exactly what Oregon’s largest city has done by partnering with a company called Lucid Energy to generate clean electricity from the water already flowing under its streets and through its pipes.
Source: https://www.good.is/money/portland-pipeline-water-turbine-power