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Very cool. Now if only I had a stream around here…
Scotsman Ian Gilmartin, 60, and his friend Bob Cattley, 58, both from Kendal, Cumbria have invented a mini-waterwheel capable of supplying enough electricity to power a house - for free. The contraption is designed to be used in small rivers or streams.It is the first off-the-shelf waterwheel system which can generate a good supply of electricity from a water fall as little as 20cm.
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April 24th, 2007 at 15:36
Put it in your bath tub and turn on the faucet .. water is cheaper than electricity!
April 24th, 2007 at 15:42
April 24th, 2007 at 19:06
Cumbria…isn’t that where Hugh wants to move and retire one day?
I would love to just have the stream. I think I am a country girl at heart.
April 24th, 2007 at 19:16
@D - I think it is. And I grew up in the country, and always thought I wanted to move back. Until I remembered: No high sped Internet. Four TV stations. Eleven mile trip to a store. If you forgot the milk on the way home you are screwed. City services - I *like* having the garbage picked up at the house instead of burning it, or hauling it to the dump.
So I settled for something in between - living in a small town in the heart of one of the largest cities in the nation - best of both worlds (but no stream :().
Rob
April 25th, 2007 at 07:27
I lived that way for a couple of years (out in the country) and loved it. But I weaned myself of TV long ago too. And high speed internet is slowly making its way everywhere. Dunno…I think I would do it again.