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Non-Tech : Alternative energy
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To: Triffin who wrote (2617)1/26/2006 5:52:42 PM
From: Bill on the Hill  Read Replies (1) of 16955
 
Triff,

Mount the generators a ways offshore in the water. Large counterweight under the surface of the water with anchors to hold in place. Run the electrical cable to shore along the bottom of the ocean.

To service the towers simply raise the counterweight to allow the tower to rotate down to the deck of the ship. That would reduce the maintenance costs associated with terrestrial mounted equipment. Blades strength may be a problem. But if they used carbon blades they may be able to get around that.

This would also help to stop the death of birds as most seabirds are along the coast and not as highly populated offshore.

Just a thought.

ChillyWilly
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