Another Generator alternative

[oneoff]

bucket...yes or even supplemental heat for grain drying/aeration, or that huge farm shop or even "other uses" and I don't mean that which might becomes totally legal for 4 plants for adults and personal use LOL

Waste heat is neither under the jurisdiction of Trangas statutes nor regulation and further is has no interest in waste heat. "Energy and Mines" requires proper reporting; but basically there are no royalties and in fact the amount collected by the government for even actual gas wells is pitifully small. Even in the Alberta carbon tax scheme; there is an exemption from oil and gas companies use for their business use.

In actuality; and the real world you are forced to have a registered company name; get along with a very meticulous computer called IRIS and jump through hoops you'd never imagine; well into the future.

[Guest]

Its the height of the water behind the dam that cause the pressure. Putting the turbine at lake level won't work well


But as long there is the required elevation drop between the generator sites; then why not cascade sites all way down to sea level.

Not sure about the process ? Why cant river flow alone turn a turbine ? How does a tidal one work ? I was thinking of that concept. A foot of water makes a lot of pressure . Just askin , thanks?

[oneoff]

Something has to make the water move. Gravitational pull of moon making tides; wind movement causing waves ; flow due to elevation differences as water makes its way downstream; "head" developed by pressure of water basked up by some obstruction (dam etc) .

How are you proposing to intercept that energy stored in that flow of water..

Just musing.

[oneoff]

Two and a half feet of water column develops a pressure of about 1 psi

[Guest]

Two and a half feet of water column develops a pressure of about 1 psi

ok thanks for the info ! it helps

[farming101]

Hydro Electric requires that you get water pressure working for you to spin the turbine
Here is a diagram of a project in NZ I had the privilege of touring

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If the goal is to make some serious power it gets complicated. Average annual output-4800GWH
Water pressure at turbine 325 psi. I could be wrong

A picture of the machine room construction, dug from solid rock 200 meters below lake level

[oneoff]

Beware of perpetual motion schemes. We are all missing something here and it has to depend on the energy caused to make the water flow in the first place. Can't possibly get more energy out than is in water in first place.

Something about potential energy and kinetic energy


I would think. Just musing again