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On 15/08/2014 07:25, harryagain wrote:
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On 14/08/2014 10:33, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 14/08/14 10:29, Capitol wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 13/08/14 23:30, Nightjar "cpb"@ insert my surname here wrote:
'It is important to point out that pumping generates more power than
it
consumes'

http://www.halcyontidalpower.com/the...al-protection/

At this point you just know its fairy dust

Hydraulic ram? Just a thought.

Still doesn't give an overall increase in energy.

Merely converts one form to a more useful one.

And not very efficiently at that.


As the "fuel" is free, neither here nor there.


The "fuel" might be free, but it is limited by the size of the river or
stream.

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