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Hydroelectric Power From The Sea? (Yes, But It's Bin A Year And I Think I Got The Science Right This Time)?

I think we can use ram pumps to solve the energy crisis. First we build a hollow cylindrical tower out at sea, to a depth of say 1100m. The tower is open to the air at the top and has a sealed base at...
17:32 Mon 02nd Aug 202120 answers, last by crankfwd 10:25 Fri 20th Aug 2021
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Could A Hydroelectric Power Station Be Created Out At Sea?

Okay, I've got another idea about hydroelectric power that I could use some help with. Imagine you have an enormous funnel that is 1km in diameter at the top. This enormous funnel is held in place by...
21:30 Mon 25th May 202088 answers, last by crankfwd 12:58 Sat 13th Jun 2020
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Can A Magnet Siphon A Ferrofluid Up An Inclined Pipe/Tube?

If you had a small lake of ferrofluid, could that fluid be siphoned up lots of pipes, using magnets, so that it fills a reservoir which then uses the same ferrofluid to power a hydroelectric generator...
19:30 Mon 18th May 202029 answers, last by crankfwd 12:13 Tue 19th May 2020

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