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Re: No technical limitation to wind power (4.00 / 1)
water is a lot easier to move up and down than solids.  I don't want to think about how complicated and expensive a mechanical system of weights and pulleys would be.

People are exploring spinning flywheels and battery systems though.

by HiD on Sun Jan 28th, 2007 at 11:48:51 PM EST
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