GOLDEN GATE OVER TIDE ENERGY

Great place to test what NewEnergyNews calls "the sleeping giant of alternative energy."

San Francisco to conduct study on ‘tidal energy’
June 19, 2007 (AFP via Yahoo News)

WHO
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (CEO Tom King), Golden Gate Energy Company, City of San Francisco (Mayor Gavin Newsom).
sleeping giant (click to enlarge)

WHAT
A study will evaluate the energy generating potential of San Francisco Bay tides.

WHEN
The study will be put in place and last 12 months. Commercial develop pends findings.

WHERE
Where Tony Bennett left his heart.

WHY
- The happy conjunction of a vigorous tide and a dense population begs consideration for energy potential.
- The technology to capture energy from tides, waves and currents to generate electricity is growing more sophisticated. It has been described as “the sleeping giant” of renewable energy because it has yet to be exploited.
- Participants in this study call it the “most comprehensive” yet conducted.
Golden Gate...piece o'my heart...(click to enlarge)

QUOTES
- King: "Exploring the potential for harnessing the tides in the Golden Gate to deliver new supplies of clean power to our customers is one of the most exciting renewable energy possibilities being explored anywhere in the world today…"
- Newsom: "…an historic day…[for one of] the most environmentally progressive cities in the country, if not the world."