Topic for open discussion: Fed Lifted-Hose AWES
Lift
water to a lifted funnel. The water falls through a flexible hose to
drive a ground-based hydro-electric turbine. Many individual kite
systems may soldier the water from ground level to the lifted funnel.
Say, have 10 water-lifting cycling water from below to the funnel. The
same pond or lake or sea may be used as the source of the water. The
funnel may be flown high by a dedicated kite system; or the funnel may
be towered. The fall hose terminates at sea level or ground
or nearly so; the hose feeds the hydro-electric generator. Versions may be human-pilot controlled. Or the system may be automated. Variation of the system are possible. The system may be scaled from tiny toy to huge. ~ kPower, Kite Lab Los Angeles,
June 2, 2020.
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