It occurred to me the other day that here in MA we're having big problems with
old mill dams becoming dangerous and threatening whole towns. Some of you might
have heard when Taunton was threatened a couple months ago.
The thing that struck me is we have nearly zero hydroelectric generation.
That just seems silly, if we have all this water backed up and we're not doing
anything with it but let the dams get dangerous...
I live near one old mill town (Fitchburg, MA) that has a couple good size
resevoirs. I've read some about micro-hydro power and as I understand it you
really need either a large flow of water or a large drop to get the water
moving. So one of the resevoirs in particular has a good 50-100 foot drop and
is always flowing water over the spillway. I can't believe you couldn't make
some considerable power there for a relatively small outlay. From what I
understand micro-hydro, is much more productive than wind or solar power. In
this case it wouldn't even be micro-hydro.... Boggles the mind. I'm actually to
the point I'm considering looking into what it would take to setup a small
scale hydro plant.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 10:24:43 -0800 (PST)
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recall the recent quote from the Economist article that was posted:
If 1/3 of American cars and light trucks were diesel, we would save,
every year, the amount of oil we import from Saudi Arabia.
There are SO many alternatives out there - some more viable than
others. That our current situation is absolutely rediculous. between
ANWR, nuclear, wind, coal gassification, we would be completely self
sufficient in fuel.
Interesting argument from previous post - by not using our own oil
(ANWR) it becomes a defacto strategic national reserve. Never thought
of it that way - good observation.
Chris
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On Thursday, February 2, 2006, at 04:13 PM, Dave M. wrote:
> Forgot to mention... it's got Delvac-1 and the only way to drive a
> 1.5L VW diesel is like you stole it. You can pretty much duct tape the
> pedal to the floor and adjust speed by proper gear selection, lol...
> it's right up there with a 240D auto, or 220D, in performance terms!
>
> =)
>
> +dm
>
I've had trouble with sitting cars starting in dead cold when they
were last fueled prior to winterized fuel season. I let a couple of
cars wait until spring before starting them one year.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
