CBS News Video re Verdant Tidal Power

CBS News on line posted the above video and a related article about the Verdant Power Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy RITE project on Sunday December 14 , 2008.

Regeneration Roadtrip: RI Tidal Energy Project

Todd from Regeneration Roadtrip, in conjunction with Grist TV, talks to Jonathan Colby of Verdant Power about the new Roosevelt Island tidal energy (RITE) project on the East River in New York.

Direct YouTube link posted by Grist TV. Grist can be found also at http://www.grist.org/.

NYT: Verdant to Deploy Third Gen. Turbines

The New York Times on Friday August 22, 2008 ran an article that Verdant Power, over the next twto weeks, will be deploying their third generation of underwater turbines into the East River's East Channel alongside Roosevelt Island. The tides destroyed the first two generations and as the article points out progress comes with experience.

Roosevelt Island: Goodbye Eliot, Hello David

Eliot Spitzer during his gubernatorial campaign stopped at Roosevelt Island’s Church of the Good Shepherd and promised change. Island residents excited at the chance of keeping a Republican Governor out Albany were eager for Spitzer’s message of better days. Residents voted in large numbers for Spitzer evidencing their desire for change. During this last year we saw the ouster of Herb Berman and installation of Spitzer appointee Stephen Shane as RIOC CEO and President and we expected / hoped that Spitzer would respect our election of RIOC Board nominees.

We know little as to what soon to be Governor David Paterson thinks about Roosevelt Island and the issues that concern us most including transportation concerns, privatization, among others. We voted for Paterson as part of a Spitzer / Paterson ticket. To my knowledge Lt. Governor Paterson only has step foot on Roosevelt Island once last May during a photo op with Mayor Bloomberg regarding the Verdant Power water turbine project in the East Channel of the East River behind Gristedes.

It is still way too early to know whether Roosevelt Island will be left alone or whether DHCR Van Amerongen will even be able to submit the elected slate of RIOC Board Nominees or how this new administration will look upon the various privatization efforts of the buildings here on Roosevelt Island. We will simply have to wait and see.

East River Power Project Being Studied in 6th-8th Grade Science in Texas

Apparently Mr. Eyler's 6th through 8th grade science students in Tyler, Texas are learning about the Verdant tidal power project which is going on in our own East River.

You can link to the blog post on Mr. Eyler's site HERE to see his case study text.

The full graphic, once you link there, is pretty cool. Better than some run by the news media here.

Verdant Submits New Turbine Designs for East River Power Project

The Daily News posted an article today, November 20, 2007, indicating that Verdant believes its new turbine design will finally beat the problem of the tidal currents causing damage to the blades and the turbine itself.

Verdant had originally submerged six turbines into the East Channel of the East River behind Gristedes and Motorgate. Verdant "...expects to plant two reinforced turbines for analysis as soon as February. "

Waters off Roosevelt Island Ripping Tidal Energy Propellers to Shreds

Verdant Power has learned what Roosevelt Islanders have known for some time the tides flowing up and down the East River are more powerful than anything man can build and place into their path. The New York Times reports today just that in an article written by Anthony DePalma.

A link to the related story on NY Times video can be accessed HERE.

Related On-Line Articles

Roosevelt Islander

Gothamist

Newsday.com

1010Wins

WNBC.com

amNewYork

Alternative Energy

NY1: New Power Source for Roosevelt Island

Once connected to the NY1 article click on the video speed icon by the article by-line to start the video.