Comments on: A Floating Home in Manhattan: The Waterpod to Launch Tomorrow

By: The Waterpod: life on a New York boat | Uprooted, an eco/travel blog

The Waterpod: life on a New York boat | Uprooted, an eco/travel blog — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:34:12 +0000

[...] Mattingly) got up the gumption to try it. And as it prepared to launch this spring, everyone from Discover to Inhabitat was singing its [...]

By: The Waterpod: life on a New York boat | Uprooted, an eco/travel blog

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:07:54 +0000

[...] Mattingly) got up the gumption to try it. And as it prepared to launch this spring, everyone from Discover to Inhabitat was singing its [...]

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home made wind generators — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:53:28 +0000

Well put blog Will come back again soon.

By: Lonny

Lonny — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:38:10 +0000

Indeed Tomato Addict. The barge has 2kW of solar on the roof. You can see more about the systems at http://www.appropedia.org/Waterpod.

By: Tomato Addict

Tomato Addict — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:14:57 +0000

If they get seasick on a barge floating in a port, then they do have problems.

By: tim

tim — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:56:41 +0000

wouldn’t it make sense to install solar panels on the barge? It should have direct sunlight most of the day making it more effective than on many homes.