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To: Mikey_1962
into a storage tank then

You need to do the math of the size of such a tank. You need a significant hill and a large lake, not a tank.

9 posted on 02/28/2008 5:22:15 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

Just an idea. But the kinetic energy caused by falling water is substanial; although there are many many many ways to store energy that can be drawn on at a later time.


10 posted on 02/28/2008 5:28:50 AM PST by Mikey_1962 (Liberals want equality of outcome not opportunity.)
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To: thackney

And you need reliable monitoring of the uphill lake, as we observed in the Taum Sauk reservoir disaster.


21 posted on 02/28/2008 6:16:17 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (ENERGY CRISIS made in Washington D. C.)
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