Port Authority aims to use Detroit River as power source for new dock and terminal
The Detroit-Wayne County Port Authority is working with an Ann Arbor-based company to demonstrate the potential of hydrokinetic energy at their new Public Doc & Terminal Facility to be built between Hart Plaza and the Renaissance Center.
The Detroit-Wayne County Port Authority is working with an Ann
Arbor-based company to demonstrate the potential of hydrokinetic energy
at their new Public Doc & Terminal Facility to be built between
Hart Plaza and the Renaissance Center.
Excerpt:
As the technology has global applications—waters like the Hudson River
and the English Channel flow much faster than does the Detroit
River—[DWCPA’s John] Kerr longs to see the day when his agency is “bringing people to
Detroit to see this.” He anticipates construction will begin this
year—the agency has just finalized the selection of a joint-venture
construction management team and design and sub-surface work have been
completed.
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