Tag: water
Portland’s New Pipes Harvest Power from Drinking Water
Turn on the tap and you’re getting water and energy for the price of one.
reblog of article at Fast Company
By Adele Peters2 minute Read
If you live in Portland, your lights may now be partly powered by your drinking water. An ingenious new system captures energy as water flows through the city’s pipes, creating hydropower without the negative environmental effects of something like a dam.
Rethinking Time 