Why don't government make perpetual power stations from magnets instead of nuclear & windmills?

Question

I consider the countryside to be untouched since the beginning of time and windmills being an eyesore to it. You could use magnets to do the same job as a windmill and put the station underground so all you would see is a small building at the top of the complex.

If my memery serves me correctly, Japan used magnets to run a train. You cannot use magnets to draw them together because the force maybe too strong to attracted it to the next cog, But reversing them, so that they are always push away?

Answer 1

It simply costs too much and does not provide the needed energy effeicency.

Answer 2

The countryside is hardly "untouched" -- humans have been working and changing it as long as there have been humans.

"Perpetual" power stations? The only way to generate electricity from magnets is to move a conductor through a magnetic field. To move the conductor (or the magnets, it doesn't matter which one moves) requires energy. Where do you get that energy from? Because of losses in any energy-generating system (from heat due to friction, mainly), it ALWAYS takes more power to move the parts of the system than they generate...no such thing as perpetual motion. That's why we use the power of the wind or water in windmills and hydroelectric generation systems -- we use their energy to convert to a different kind of energy (electrical).
So how do you propose moving these magnets to generate electricity? Hmm?

Answer 3

magnetic perpetual motion can only produce just enough power to power a small torch the last time i read about it, i myself have designed (not materialised) 3 different perpetual motion apparatuses and found that no patent authority worldwide will patent any kind of perpetual free energy., until one is actually materialised and proven to work non stop over a minimum of a 6 month period, you can reference this with simple web searches to patent offices ( i have, a thousand times in frustration ) please let me know if you find one..... also you will find thousands of peoples designs on the net but non of them will work over a 6 month period and have never been materialised.... free energy physics dictate "you cant get something from nothing" i disagree !!! i say "the light is on but not plugged in"

Answer 4

If it's such a good idea, why don't you put together a business proposal and pursue investors? Does the government have to do everything for you? You are actually free to pursue this yourself, and reap the rewards of all the money you'll earn.

You see, the government isn't in the energy business.

Answer 5

Because if you just stuck 2 magnets next to another magnet it would just spin once and stop. nuclear is the only answer.

Answer 6

Perpetual motion. Are you kidding me?

Answer 7

It's been tried and is physically impossible, but nice thinking!

Answer 8

because they are too stupid to figure out how to make perpetual motion

Answer 9

No money in it for the oil companies.