There must be 100's of existing dams providing water which could be utilised to provide sustainable hydro power without enormous construction costs.
2006-09-14 04:57:32 · 9 answers · asked by JohnKingfisher 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
This and similar possibilities have been mulled over in the past. Although the basic idea is sound, there is the cost of execution which would be prohibitive. Such schemes as damning various bays and inlets and using the outgoing held back tide water have been thought of, but in the end it's the cost of doing it which is the deciding factor. In any event, if water has first to be pumped up in order to be allowed to rush down, then there is probably very little gain in terms of energy. Existing damn seem a probability, however, even here, considerable engineering changes would need to be made in order to install the turbines. It would simply not be cost worthy. If there is an engineer/architect out there who can solve this problem, so well and good.
2006-09-21 03:56:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wouldn't really be a sustainable or feasible policy for the government to adopt because the amount of electricity generated would still be small. It might work in mountainous regions but wouldn't provide an adequate solution for the whole of the UK.
It might work as part of a group of measures taken by people trying to organise micropower generation, in conjunction with solar panels and wind turbines, but I don't think it would work as a large scale operation.
2006-09-20 00:55:25 · answer #2 · answered by lauriekins 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You need a huge through-put of water, and a large "head" or height for the water to drop. Outside of mountainous, rainy parts of Wales & Scotland (where this technology is already in use), these conditions don't really exist, especially in the driest areas down south.
2006-09-14 05:18:15 · answer #3 · answered by grpr1964 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It must have sufficient height to give the water enough energy to turn the turbine blades. A huge amount of energy is required, and it must be constant flow.
2006-09-14 05:05:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that anything would be possible with the right government and money to back it, but 'the man' does not seem to see the urgency of the negative affect we are having on our planet! If only they would, we could start to help our planet and stop killing it:-(
2006-09-14 06:01:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yer we should do it Switzerland mannaged it why cant we? oh yer because our goverment spend the money on benifits
2006-09-14 06:36:44 · answer #6 · answered by jono 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-14 16:24:43 · answer #7 · answered by Sky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure it's possible, but money is an issue.
2006-09-14 05:05:20 · answer #8 · answered by dsldragon2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it definately would be!
2006-09-20 05:42:05 · answer #9 · answered by sholii 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋