Delivering Water, Removing Waste and Generating Electricity;
A Powerful Combination
Below are several links on the generation of electricity from services that are already in place. Municipalities provide us with water and remove our waste. How efficient to also create energy from these vital services. It is amazing what society is working on now to increase our independence from fossil fuels and find efficiency in actions.
Efficient Government – maybe not an oxymoron in this case – Electricity from Water and Sewage Pipes
How it works article: The science and technology behind the concept
In Action: Portland, Oregon has installed new technology to create electricity from water delivery
Description of the piping in action in Portland