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Tides turn for tidal power as renewable energy
Quick ReadVerdant Power is asking to connect its tidal turbines to the Con Edison grid, a Long Island business group is studying tidal power's possibilities, but LIPA says the technology isn't ready for prime time.
Photo credit: Handout | A turbine to harness the power of the tides is installed in East River. (Decenber 2006)
Tidal power, where turbines act much like underwater windmills transferring sea currents into electrical currents, appears to be gaining strength around the world, and some in Long Island's business community are asking whether the Island is just treading water on the issue.
Verdant Power of Manhattan, having worked for the past several years on a tidal generating project in the East River,...
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