Tidal turbines in New York

Verdant Power’s Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project is being operated in New York City’s East River, along the eastern shore of Roosevelt Island. The RITE Project incorporates a Kinetic Hydropower System comprised of 5 meter, 35 kW Free-flow turbines, which generate electricity from the ebb and flow tides of the East River. In three phases, the project is planned to progress from a demonstration array of six turbines to 100-300 turbines. At full capacity the project could provide up to 10 MW of power locally, enough to provide energy to nearly 8,000 New York homes. verdantpower.com