Hydro Green Energy, LLC (HGE) is renewable energy company based in Houston, TX that designs, builds and operates hydrokinetic energy systems that generate electricity exclusively from moving water without having to first construct dams, impoundments or conduits. Hydro Green Energy’s technology platform operates in rivers, tidal areas and oceans. HGE can also deploy its equipment at existing hydropower projects (called Hydro+™), which increases energy output within the existing project footprint. HGE holds a U.S. Patent (# 6955049) on its technology and 87 additional U.S. and international are pending. The company’s first Hydro+™ project is expected to begin operations in October 2008.