Dinorwic? Eric Walker wrote: > I couldn't remember the name of the Welsh mountain but they call it pumped > storage, a good idea using electricity that would be wasted. A type of > battery. > A few years ago the powers that be closed most of the coal mines here, I > thought at the time why don't they hang a large weight in the pit shaft & > generate electricity as it descends & wind it back up when there is free > power available, but they filled them with concrete. > > E.W. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clif Walker" <clif.gwr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 3:50 PM > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Semi OT windmills / generation > > > >>Hi All, >> >>We have the same system built into a mountain in Wales called Dinorwic. >> >>Regards >> >>Clif >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: <cbrumbelow@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 9:00 PM >>Subject: [modeleng] Re: Semi OT windmills / generation >> >> >> >>>Down near Chattanooga Tennessee, TVA hollowed out the top of Racoon >> >>Mountain and put turbines at the base. When the demand for electricity is >>slack, they pump water to the top of the mountain. When demand is heavy, >>they generate electricity by letting the water run back through the >>turbines. That, plus their hydroelectric facilities, plus some gas >>turbines >>allows them to keep the nuclear and coal-burning steam power plants >>running >>full speed while helping meet peak demand loads. Charles >> >>>-------------- Original message -------------- >>> >>> >>>>At one time there was talk of utilizing tides to generate electricity. >>>>Incoming tide would turn generators in one direction and outgoing in >>>>the >>>>other. This would happen twice a day with a bit of slack between, but >>>>it >>>>looked feasible. Don't know why it was dropped unless it would present >>>>a >>>>navigation hazard or possibly intefere with Teddy Kennedy's water sking >> >>and >> >>>>sailing. Maybe the lobster fishermen would be upset?? >>>> >>>>Jesse in Tennessee >>> >>>MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. >>> >>>To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, >>>modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject >> >>line. >> >>> >>>-- >>>Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >>>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>>Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.4 - Release Date: 22/12/2004 >>> >> >> >> >>-- >>Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.4 - Release Date: 22/12/2004 >> >>MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. >> >>To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, >>modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject >>line. >> > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.