Wave and Tidal Energy in New York: Sustainable Hydroelectricity for the Grid

• Main Author: Romanowsky, Lucas Basil
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Fordham Research Commons 2016
• Subjects: Hydro-kinetic Power; Environmental Studies; Water Resource Management; Roosevelt Island
• Online Access: https://research.library.fordham.edu/environ_2015/22; https://research.library.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1023&context=environ_2015

As humanity continues to exceed the ecological carrying capacity of the earth in its use of nonrenewable energy sources, it is imperative to find and shift to alternative renewable energy sources that can sustain human civilization. The ocean based phenomenon of tides, current, and waves are a way i...