Green Options » hydrokinetic http://greenoptions.com/tag/hydrokinetic Posts tagged 'hydrokinetic' Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:59:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en World Water Week Wrap-up http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/25/world-water-week-wrap-up/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/25/world-water-week-wrap-up/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:59:45 +0000 Zachary Shahan http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/25/world-water-week-wrap-up/
World Water Week (August 16-22) brought some interesting information and important research findings to the world. We got a peek at the true water usage of developed countries, we identified some critical concerns for Indians and all of us who rely in Indian products, we learned more about water usage for beer, we saw the installation of the first commercial-scale hydrokinetic power plant in the US, and more. The following is a wrap-up of some key topics from the World Water Week Conference in Sweden.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/25/world-water-week-wrap-up/feed/ First Commercial Hydrokinetic Turbine Installed in US http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/26/first-commercial-hydrokinetic-turbine-installed-in-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/26/first-commercial-hydrokinetic-turbine-installed-in-us/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:20:11 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/26/first-commercial-hydrokinetic-turbine-installed-in-us/

The United States’ first hydrokinetic turbine was recently installed in the Mississippi River. The turbine, which harnesses power from moving water, is downstream from a hydroelectric-plant dam.

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