If you’re prepared to harvest it, there’s energy everywhere. Here’s a source you may have never thought of: In cities’ drinking water pipes there’s near-constant running water that can be tapped for energy. That’s exactly what LucidEnergy in Portland, Oregon is doing. They put turbines in water pipes and generate hydropower that has never been harvested before—and without any environmental side-effects.
Not a pipe dream: Harvesting clean energy from cities’ water supply
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