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Oh the irony - UK entrusts its energy future to French State-owned groups | 29 comments (29 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: I agree that both (none / 1)

For sure, they could get very good results. Now, if they could find a way to generate electricity from rain, Cornwall would be the new Kuwait ;-)

"The womb that spawned that thing is fertile yet"

by Cyrille (cyrillev domain yahoo.fr) on Mon Jun 9th, 2008 at 09:21:48 AM EST
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Re: I agree that both (4.00 / 2)

Well, rain has kinetic energy that is wasted when it hits the ground...

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jun 9th, 2008 at 09:36:25 AM EST
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Re: I agree that both (4.00 / 2)

Mig, I have a warp drive for sale. Taker?

Facts, selfish little bastards. They don't even care about your feelings.

by Francois in Paris on Mon Jun 9th, 2008 at 01:34:00 PM EST
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Re: I agree that both (none / 1)

If you can find an economical way to capture it you'd really be on to something, but I have a feeling the devil is in the details on this one.

Il faut se dépêcher d'agir, on a le monde à reconstruire

by dconrad (dai {point} conrad {arobase} gmail {point} com) on Mon Jun 9th, 2008 at 01:39:43 PM EST
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Re: I agree that both (none / 1)

I believe it's called a water wheel.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Jun 9th, 2008 at 01:41:53 PM EST
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With a funnel above it a mile across? (none / 0)

Individual water wheels would capture a pretty tiny fraction of the energy in a rainstorm.

Then again, I guess you could say the same thing with respect to individual windmills and the wind, so maybe I'm just underestimating how effective a water wheel could be?

Il faut se dépêcher d'agir, on a le monde à reconstruire

by dconrad (dai {point} conrad {arobase} gmail {point} com) on Mon Jun 9th, 2008 at 02:50:42 PM EST
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If only there was a way to collect this water (4.00 / 2)

If only there was a way to collect this water at a relatively high altitude, and of harnessing its potential energy as it flows down to relatively lower altitudes, that'd be super awesome. If only ...

A 'centrist' is someone who's neither on the left, nor on the left.

by nicta (nico＠altiva․fr) on Mon Jun 9th, 2008 at 02:51:40 PM EST
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