Blue Water Bridge BlackburnNews.com (Photo by Melanie Irwin)Blue Water Bridge BlackburnNews.com (Photo by Melanie Irwin)
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Underwater Turbine Proposed For St. Clair River

Michigan-based Futures Engineering is hoping to make a splash with its latest proposed energy project.

The company has applied to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to construct a hydro kinetic power generator under the Blue Water Bridge.

DEQ Supervisor Andy Hartz says this type of project is relatively new.

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The DEQ is still awaiting further information from the company before it makes a decision on the application.

A company named Vortex was recently granted approval for a similar device offshore of Dunn Paper on the St. Clair River.

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