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Portland is now powered by water pipes and flushing toilets
October 10, 2015 /
Portland residents can now generate green electricity simply by turning on their water taps and flushing their toilets. Fast Company reports that the Oregon city is using a state-of-the art system to capture energy from water flowing through the city’s pipelines. Small turbines installed inside the pipelines are turned by the flowing water, sending energy into a generator and off into the power grid.
by Colin Payne
Full Story: http://inhabitat.com/portlands-water-pipes-are-the-newest-source-of-clean-energy/
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