Electric Power Generation by Wiggling Plastic at River Bottom Part-2

Final plans will not affect health and appearance of Kiski. The researchers ensured that they will keep them all. This includes fishing, canoe trips and other recreational activities going on there. Christopher Lynch who is a smart materials researcher working in University of California, Los Angeles says that this is a first freshwater hydroelectric power project of this type of design and form. Normally freshwater energy is generated by damming a river. It is attained by flooding large areas behind dam. That produces plenty of pressure to move a turbine. It then generates electric power.
It is a most result oriented method to get river's energy. At the same time it also has ecological consequences of intensive nature. Weiland's method is not able to produce as much electric power as created by any hydroelectric dam. But good thing is that it would keep river intact and healthy. Lynch says that all of these facts are very interesting about that plan.
In future, a big percentage of energy will be generated from rivers, ocean waves and streams. These sources will be an important segment of future power generations. Weiland's smart materials project is a first step towards developing Vandergrift from steel town to green town. It is small part of larger series of projects.
Scientists are trying to reduce electric power consumption. This is being achieved by introducing a farmer's market, solar panels, and education programs on energy conservation. Good results would be achieved if all of the mentioned efforts went successful. Weiland guesses a PVDF-based smart materials grid would be able to produce as much as 40 percent of whole town's electricity needs. Weiland said that only requirement is cooperation and motivation of town people. These factors are required to reach that destination point. Such type of smart technologies can play a big role in helping us working on way towards sustainability.