Comments on: First Commercial Hydrokinetic Turbine Installed in US http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/26/first-commercial-hydrokinetic-turbine-installed-in-us/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 25 May 2012 22:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Eric http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/26/first-commercial-hydrokinetic-turbine-installed-in-us/#comment-50016 Eric Sat, 20 Nov 2010 18:52:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1765#comment-50016 This was not the first hydrokinetic turbine in the United States. One was installed in Ruby, AK earlier in 2008. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/3756557/In-Stream-Hydrokinetic-Turbine-in-Ruby-Alaska-Alaska-Federation- http://www.adn.com/2009/02/04/679569/in-river-generator-may-give-bush.html This was not the first hydrokinetic turbine in the United States. One was installed in Ruby, AK earlier in 2008.

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/3756557/In-Stream-Hydrokinetic-Turbine-in-Ruby-Alaska-Alaska-Federation-

http://www.adn.com/2009/02/04/679569/in-river-generator-may-give-bush.html

]]> By: Radio-Toting Fish Give Thumbs-Up to Clean Hydrokinetic Power : CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/26/first-commercial-hydrokinetic-turbine-installed-in-us/#comment-4046 Radio-Toting Fish Give Thumbs-Up to Clean Hydrokinetic Power : CleanTechnica Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:11:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1765#comment-4046 [...] not involve constructing dams, weirs, or other fish-unfriendly infrastructure.  It’s called hydrokinetic power, and it simply uses underwater turbines to harness the energy of existing currents in rivers.  [...] [...] not involve constructing dams, weirs, or other fish-unfriendly infrastructure.  It’s called hydrokinetic power, and it simply uses underwater turbines to harness the energy of existing currents in rivers.  [...]

]]> By: Scott http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/26/first-commercial-hydrokinetic-turbine-installed-in-us/#comment-4045 Scott Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:29:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1765#comment-4045 I think they meant 1.6 Mw. 1600 Mw is absolutely impossibe for that size with todays technology. I think they meant 1.6 Mw. 1600 Mw is absolutely impossibe for that size with todays technology.

]]> By: Scott http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/26/first-commercial-hydrokinetic-turbine-installed-in-us/#comment-21485 Scott Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:29:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1765#comment-21485 I think they meant 1.6 Mw. 1600 Mw is absolutely impossibe for that size with todays technology. I think they meant 1.6 Mw. 1600 Mw is absolutely impossibe for that size with todays technology.

]]> By: Dennis http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/26/first-commercial-hydrokinetic-turbine-installed-in-us/#comment-4044 Dennis Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:46:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1765#comment-4044 "Two six-foot hydrokinetic turbines in the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers that can produce 1,600 MW combined"??? Looks like a typo. Maybe 60-foot turbines? The one in the picture looks like 12 ft diameter, but produces only 35 kw. “Two six-foot hydrokinetic turbines in the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers that can produce 1,600 MW combined”??? Looks like a typo. Maybe 60-foot turbines?

The one in the picture looks like 12 ft diameter, but produces only 35 kw.

]]> By: Dennis http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/26/first-commercial-hydrokinetic-turbine-installed-in-us/#comment-21484 Dennis Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:46:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1765#comment-21484 "Two six-foot hydrokinetic turbines in the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers that can produce 1,600 MW combined"??? Looks like a typo. Maybe 60-foot turbines? The one in the picture looks like 12 ft diameter, but produces only 35 kw. “Two six-foot hydrokinetic turbines in the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers that can produce 1,600 MW combined”??? Looks like a typo. Maybe 60-foot turbines?

The one in the picture looks like 12 ft diameter, but produces only 35 kw.

]]> By: Kevin D http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/26/first-commercial-hydrokinetic-turbine-installed-in-us/#comment-4043 Kevin D Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:11:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1765#comment-4043 We are just scratching the surface of where hydrokinetic energy can take us, so it is nice to see that Congress is doing it's part to embrace this technology. I'm not sure if this is the first hydrokinetic turbine installed in the US though as a company called New Energy Corp. (www.newenergycorp.ca) has had turbines installed in Alaska for well over a year. They are a different design, but leverage flow energy the same way and have almost no environmental footprint. We are just scratching the surface of where hydrokinetic energy can take us, so it is nice to see that Congress is doing it’s part to embrace this technology. I’m not sure if this is the first hydrokinetic turbine installed in the US though as a company called New Energy Corp. (www.newenergycorp.ca) has had turbines installed in Alaska for well over a year. They are a different design, but leverage flow energy the same way and have almost no environmental footprint.

]]> By: Kevin D http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/26/first-commercial-hydrokinetic-turbine-installed-in-us/#comment-21482 Kevin D Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:11:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1765#comment-21482 We are just scratching the surface of where hydrokinetic energy can take us, so it is nice to see that Congress is doing it's part to embrace this technology. I'm not sure if this is the first hydrokinetic turbine installed in the US though as a company called New Energy Corp. (www.newenergycorp.ca) has had turbines installed in Alaska for well over a year. They are a different design, but leverage flow energy the same way and have almost no environmental footprint. We are just scratching the surface of where hydrokinetic energy can take us, so it is nice to see that Congress is doing it’s part to embrace this technology. I’m not sure if this is the first hydrokinetic turbine installed in the US though as a company called New Energy Corp. (www.newenergycorp.ca) has had turbines installed in Alaska for well over a year. They are a different design, but leverage flow energy the same way and have almost no environmental footprint.

]]> By: Kevin D http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/26/first-commercial-hydrokinetic-turbine-installed-in-us/#comment-21483 Kevin D Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:11:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1765#comment-21483 We are just scratching the surface of where hydrokinetic energy can take us, so it is nice to see that Congress is doing it's part to embrace this technology. I'm not sure if this is the first hydrokinetic turbine installed in the US though as a company called New Energy Corp. (www.newenergycorp.ca) has had turbines installed in Alaska for well over a year. They are a different design, but leverage flow energy the same way and have almost no environmental footprint. We are just scratching the surface of where hydrokinetic energy can take us, so it is nice to see that Congress is doing it’s part to embrace this technology. I’m not sure if this is the first hydrokinetic turbine installed in the US though as a company called New Energy Corp. (www.newenergycorp.ca) has had turbines installed in Alaska for well over a year. They are a different design, but leverage flow energy the same way and have almost no environmental footprint.

]]> By: Global Patriot http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/26/first-commercial-hydrokinetic-turbine-installed-in-us/#comment-4042 Global Patriot Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:41:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1765#comment-4042 This is a technology that few know about yet has the potential of harnessing the energy of water flow in a manner that does not cause the same level of destruction that occurs when dams are built across waterways. Alternative structures also allow for the capture of tidal action, which could be significant in powering coastal regions. This is a technology that few know about yet has the potential of harnessing the energy of water flow in a manner that does not cause the same level of destruction that occurs when dams are built across waterways. Alternative structures also allow for the capture of tidal action, which could be significant in powering coastal regions.

]]> By: Global Patriot http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/26/first-commercial-hydrokinetic-turbine-installed-in-us/#comment-21481 Global Patriot Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:41:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1765#comment-21481 This is a technology that few know about yet has the potential of harnessing the energy of water flow in a manner that does not cause the same level of destruction that occurs when dams are built across waterways. Alternative structures also allow for the capture of tidal action, which could be significant in powering coastal regions. This is a technology that few know about yet has the potential of harnessing the energy of water flow in a manner that does not cause the same level of destruction that occurs when dams are built across waterways. Alternative structures also allow for the capture of tidal action, which could be significant in powering coastal regions.

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