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Tidal Power a Reality

Posted by michael on from the turn-turn-turn dept.

updog writes "Here's an interesting story about a city in Norway using an underwater turbine to generate electricity. It doesn't produce much power (300kW) but maybe it'll pave the way for these types of power plants. Maybe one under the Golden Gate someday??"

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  1. $100 Million / 1000 homes?? by Pramode · · Score: 0, Troll

    Interesting use of tidal energy, but at $100,000 per household by the end of 2004, this technology has a long way to go. And what about maintainance? Do deep sea diving experts have to come out every time there is a glitch to fix the turbines? Maybe a breakthrough, but many questions need to be answered before I sign my tax dollars up.