50 (?) square miles and tidal range is 25feet, one of the largest in
Sorry Jim, slip of the wrist. Hydroelectric turbines generate electric power. Feed this into the power grid; well, maybe until the end of next year. Maybe after 2000 we'll see the un-nationalization of the national power grid. Bay of Fundy is the world. There have been discussions in the past to do likewise to the Bering strait also. Sorry about that whales. To: sorens@workmail.com (Soren) Subject: Re: Citizenship silliness. Re: e$: crypto-expatriatism (fwd) From: Jim Choate <ravage@EINSTEIN.ssz.com> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 13:01:39 -0500 (CDT) In-Reply-To: <35F7FF53.E57503AE@workmail.com> from "Soren" at Sep 10, 98 12:33:23 pm Hi Soren, Let's keep it on the list please...
What about tidal hydro? Bay of Fundy would be appropriate.
Figure the volume of the Bay from low tide and the highest tide. Then figure the time needed to fill. From this you can calculate the maximum amount of energy available. If you live near the Bay I suppose it would work, won't help the folks 50 miles away though... The goal is to find a renewable, generaly available source of energy so that geographic proximity is irrelevant. ____________________________________________________________________ The seeker is a finder. Ancient Persian Proverb The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------