Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Nicaragua machine shops

Hello Alan,
In Canada Netherlands and France do exist tide wave Generating plants
that are
H...U...G...E using up to 16 meter tides.
Sven Peter

Alan Marconett KM6VV wrote:

> Hi Ian,
>
> I'm about 10 min from the ocean. Wave machine? Hills outside of the
> central valley of CA (Stockton, Modesto, etc) have wind machines. Very
> impressive, except I seldom see them turning! No stream here, and big
> solar power panels would be frowned upon in this housing development.
> Steam power? ;>)
>
> Heli's sound interesting, I hope we get that program here. What do they
> do when the wind dies down, LAND it?
>
> Alan KM6VV
>
> Ian Wright wrote:
> >
> > Aren't any of you near water? I have always dreamed of having a stream in my
> > back yard or river nearby so I could build a little water wheel and generate
> > my own power. Seems with all the big stepper motors lying about it wouldn;t
> > be such a difficult task.
> > I watched a program here last night on new technology (Tomorrows world) and
> > in that a guy in Australia is planning to fly a load of very basic
> > helicopter-type things like kites. The 'generator' will be powered to get
> > the things airborn and to a suitable height to catch the best winds and they
> > will then be ties off and the free rotation of the rotors will both keep the
> > thing aloft and generate up to about 6 gigawatts of power from each 'copter.
> >
> > Ian
> > --
> > Ian W. Wright
> > Sheffield UK
> > www.iw63.freeserve.co.uk
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Alan Marconett KM6VV" <KM6VV@...>
> > To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: 29 March 2001 20:00
> > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Nicaragua machine shops
> >
> > > Hi Mariano, Ian,
> > >
> > > Don't laugh! I might just have to do that here in California, if the
> > > power shortage problem gets much worse! Good thing I've got candles so
> > > I can program on the computer when the lights go out! ;>)
> > >
> > > Alan KM6VV
>
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