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Dutch Propose Using Dikes to Generate Power
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Pangea on 29/04/2010
 
In 1953 a massive flood decimated a large part of The Netherlands, killing 1,800
people on the south-west coast of the country. Dikes were devised and installed
along the coastline to prevent future flooding. In their wake they left a host
of man-made freshwater lakes — now stagnant and home to unpleasant algae —
and shut the tides out of the large estuaries. A group of engineers is now
proposing a plan to cut a few holes in the structures to allow the saltwater to
return. The revised dikes would reinstate natural habitat and could create a
network of tidal power plants that would provide electricity to the region.
Read more: Dutch Propose Using Dikes to Generate Power | Inhabitat - Green
Design Will Save the World Source: Inhabitat.com