Scientists Generate Electricity from Flowing Water

The Scotsman ^ | October 20, 2003 | John von Radowitz

[John Jorsett]

I wonder how many megawatts we could generate by wiring up the nation's urinals?

[eddie willers]

Dr David Lynch

[sourcery]

Discovery of new way to generate electricity means batteries could be powered by water

[GeronL]

Scientists Generate Electricity from Flowing Water

Bad headline, bad!

Scientists design the wheel!

Scientists generate power from flowing water in new way

[farmfriend]

bttt

[Willie Green]

Related thread: Discovery of new way to generate electricity means batteries could be powered by water

[expatpat]

Plenty, if the current flows upstream!

[So Cal Rocket]

Right... we've been generating electricity from flowing water for years:

[Dianna]

Right... we've been generating electricity from flowing water for years:

Thanks so much for your comment! I read the headline and thought, "Didn't we already know how to do that?"

[GeronL]

bump

[Libertina]

LOL My thoughts exactly!

[John Beresford Tipton]

So by drinking more beer I can decrease America's
dependence on foreign sources of energy!

[Orangedog]

I wonder how many megawatts we could generate by wiring up the nation's urinals?

You think they could do it and keep guys from getting electricuted ;)

Maybe down in Arkansas they could mount those urinal gernerators right under the signs that warn against eating the big pink mint.

[ex-Texan]

*BUMP* !

[clee1]

LOL!

[metalboy]

They can generate electric from flowing water? Holy crap!! Next thing you know they`ll be able to have carriages without horses! My oh my, will technology never cease to amaze me!

[WFTR]

I remember the Double Layer from a grad school class or two, but I don't remember enough to figure out exactly what these people are doing. I'd be interested in knowing whether the power they get from this setup is greater than the power they'd get from sending the same pressurized water through some kind of turbine. If the power they are getting through this technique is less, it won't be used to power our electricity grids

WFTR
Bill

[Cobra64]

I wonder how many megawatts we could generate by wiring up the nation's urinals?

Certainly more than in France. They just piss in the gutter... Seen 'em. Disgusting.

[B.Bumbleberry]

Don't know if you're just being facetious, but the water powered generation you're talking about is based on electromagnetic generators that are driven mechanically by flowing water. This is completely different from the physical process described here, which does not rely on a magnetic generator, and is, rather, a substitute for it.