Hydropower

 MN Lock and Dam No. 7 in Dresbach, 65 miles east of Rochester on the Mississippi River, is the latest target," she writes, "with two companies competing for the rights to construct a hydropower turbine system to generate electricity. ...

 NJ The Mississippi may in a few years be laced with giant underwater turbines using the force of the river's flow to generate power if Free Flow Power Corp, a Massachusetts-based hydropower developer, is allowed to install hydrokinetic turbines at as many ...

 MN Two companies are exploring hydropower projects for Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 7 at Dresbach, Minn. Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse wants to construct a 7-turbine system using the dam's defunct auxiliary lock. ...

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By RYAN STOTTS / rstotts@lacrossetribune.com The waves of the Mississippi River may be the energy wave of the area's future. Hydropower — the technology of using water to produce energy — is such a hot issue, two companies are vying for the right to ...