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To: Bill on the Hill who wrote (2847)	3/28/2006 10:16:00 PM
From: Big Bucks	Read Replies (1) of 16955

Bill, High tension wires are routed underground in most big cities....how many high tension wires do you see strung in a metropolitan environment? Actually, the distance to Norway is only around 600 miles and 500 to Scottland. It shouldn't be too difficult to encase thick high tension wires (to carry heavy current loads) in flexible waterproof casings. There are already underwater cable systems being installed, see the links below. The cables could be layed on the ocean floor with periodic platforms (like oil platforms) placed at intervals with transformers to maintain the voltage. Once the infrastructure is in place, power could be supplied for hundreds of years...a cheap investment considering the long term benefits and inexpensive maintenance requirements. Transporting liquid fuel of any sort by ship is inherently inefficient. There will never be derigibles for that purpose, too costly and unsafe to be economically feasible. en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

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