Hydropower Project Proposed for NYC

Researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and GRO Architects have designed a network of hydropower turbines that would sit on floating docks in the East and Hudson Rivers and generate electricity for New York City, according to LiveScience.com.The turbines would harness the 4 mph currents running in the two rivers, each turbine generating up to 24 kilowatts of energy.

There are already turbines harnessing power off tides in the waters of New York City, the article notes. "The Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy project could generate up to 10 megawatts, enough to power nearly 8,000 homes, according to its developer, New York-based company Verdant Power," the article states. "However, the new docks...propose[d] could generate a similar amount of energy while creating new public spaces."