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sean
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 10 4:31 pm Post subject: Recycled hydro-electricity generator...
Of course you need to have a water wheel in the first place. BBC Linky. Still pretty cool though.

Hairyloon

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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 10 7:50 pm Post subject:

BBC wrote:

The 1.5 kilowatt generator produces about eight to 10 megawatts a year - enough to power three households.

Eh?

Cathryn

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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 10 7:56 pm Post subject:
You don't actually need a water wheel but since it was there. Will it still make cider?

Barefoot Andrew
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 10 8:22 pm Post subject:
Can I have that property please? A.

Cathryn

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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 10 8:50 pm Post subject:
I bet it's offices with software engineers in.

sean
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 10 10:10 pm Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

BBC wrote:

The 1.5 kilowatt generator produces about eight to 10 megawatts a year - enough to power three households.

Eh?

1.5 x 24 x 365 - a bit for energy losses her and there. I'm assuming that it should have said kWh.

vegplot

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Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 10 10:53 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

Hairyloon wrote:

BBC wrote:

The 1.5 kilowatt generator produces about eight to 10 megawatts a year - enough to power three households.

Eh?

1.5kW x 24 x 365 - a bit for energy losses her and there. I'm assuming that it should have said kWh.

= 13,140 kWh

It's producing 36kWh per day. Certainly enough on average for 3 households.

matt_hooks

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Location: Lambourn(ish) Berkshire

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 10 6:47 pm Post subject:

vegplot wrote:

sean wrote:

Hairyloon wrote:

BBC wrote:

The 1.5 kilowatt generator produces about eight to 10 megawatts a year - enough to power three households.

Eh?

1.5kW x 24 x 365 - a bit for energy losses her and there. I'm assuming that it should have said kWh.

= 13,140 kWh

It's producing 36kWh per day. Certainly enough on average for 3 households.

I think the "eh" was referring to the omission of the "h" in the equation which made it nonsensical!

Hairyloon

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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 10 12:34 pm Post subject:

vegplot wrote:

It's producing 36kWh per day. Certainly enough on average for 3 households.

Fine as long as they average their consumption over the day.

vegplot

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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 10 1:40 pm Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

vegplot wrote:

It's producing 36kWh per day. Certainly enough on average for 3 households.

Fine as long as they average their consumption over the day.

or they invite each other around for tea when the kettle goes on.

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