Jed Rothwell
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:12:48 -0700
OrionWorks wrote:
> The Chinese make many small water turbine generators that > produce a few hundred watts I think. . . Fired by communist coal I would imagine.
No, they are water turbines: small scale hydroelectricity. Very small; a stream falling 10 or 20 meters is enough as I recall. A garden hose is enough. This is easy to arrange in hilly country.
- Jed