Green Options » canal http://greenoptions.com/tag/canal Posts tagged 'canal' Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:23:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en British Canals to Become Green Power Stations http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/08/british-canals-to-become-green-power-stations/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/08/british-canals-to-become-green-power-stations/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:23:47 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/08/british-canals-to-become-green-power-stations/ canal

SmartPlanet report that British Waterways is turning UK canals into alternative energy power stations. The company’s proposal calls for 50 wind turbines and assorted small-scale hydro-power schemes to be installed in canals and locations. In addition to generating enough energy to power 45,000 homes (100 MW of capacity), the proposal will save over 100,000 tons of CO2 each year.

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