[p2p-research] Floating Hydro-Electric Barrel Generator

[Ryan]

Very cool, very simple personal energy generation.

Sent to you by Ryan via Google Reader: Floating Hydro-Electric Barrel
Generator via The Big Picture by Barry Ritholtz on 10/4/09

This looks like a pretty cool “green” design idea:

“This is a floating waterwheel that can generate electricity when
suspended over a river or other flowing water regardless of the depth
and speed of flow.

The unique chevron shaped paddle treads give the barrel the ability to
rotate about its horizontal axis in fast flowing water, entering the
water smoothly and re-surfacing without lifting water.

The merit of this design is the significant reduction of any down force
and the elimination of the bow wave in front of the barrel as it
rotates at the same speed as the flow of water, thus increasing the
efficiency of the machine. This would be an ideal product for todays
demands for cheap re-newable energy and would be a cost effective
product for the pico hydroelectric or micro hydroelectric energy
market.”



It also can work with tidal actions:

The HEB could be used to produce both wave energy and energy from tidal
current at the same time. The barrel rolls on the waves, rising and
falling to drive both hub and linear permanent magnet generators.
Energy could be produced simultaneously by the tidal current rotating
the barrel.
In this way the HEB would provide a more constant energy output being
dormant only at slack tide when the surface is flat calm.



from developer Hydro Electric Barrel Generator and Treehugger.

Hat tip Polizeros



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