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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (11478)	11/22/2010 11:12:53 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24235

In a recent Drumbeat, BC EE had mentioned that he's been working with pressure reducing valves that can, in effect, generate "free" electricity (see: theoildrum.com. I said that I would relay this information on to Julian Boyle, our city's energy manager, but I guess I can scratch that off my to do list: Halifax Water planning pilot project to generate electricity The growing global focus on green energy and sustainability has caught the attention of Halifax Water. The utility wants to start tapping into energy generated by the public water system that is currently being wasted. "We have a lot of opportunity and a lot of ways to recapture energy," Julian Boyle, Halifax Regional Municipality’s energy manager, said earlier this week. There are hundreds of kilometres of pipes supplying water in the city that are owned by Halifax Water. Most run downhill. To stop the gravity-pulled water from bursting the pipes, the utility has installed pressure reducing valve chambers in locations throughout metro. Now, the utility wants to turn the energy created by the falling water into electricity by installing electricity-generating turbines at two of the chamber sites at an estimated cost of $100,000, said Boyle. See: thechronicleherald.ca The pilot system is expected to generate up to $60,000.00 of electricity each year; roughly speaking, that's enough electricity to power over 2,000 of the city's new LED street lights. I had said earlier that Mr. Boyle is a man on the move and that's an understatement. Cheers, Paul See: thechronicleherald.ca