@lordbeermonster
"Dams can cause negative impacts if they break". Bit of an understatement 😆
@tedfuchs9132
Being in S.W. Indiana local people have often wondered how come the river current has never been used. With this method would indeed be an excellent place to start. Multiple turbines at points along the river at different depths.
@tomkelly8827
This sounds really good! Hydro is the way to go if you can and microhydro gets too little attention. I am glad to hear that the propeller is fish safe too!
@mm650
This has some really interesting possibilities for micro-pumped-hydro-energy storage. Also great video, well presented.
@human_isomer
Really interesting, please keep covering such topics.
@brendandoyle7508
I heard about something like this years ago, im so glad its coming to fruition.
@presterjohn71
These kinds of devices need to become standard for all towns and cities with free-flowing rivers running through them. It will take longer than people realise to get rid of fossil fuels but this kind of stuff is a no brainer
@rabhaw2327
Hydro power has been in use in Scotland for at least 50 years now, did no one know this. 99.9% of electricity in Scotland is by renewable energy and over 60% goes to England
@quoderatdemonstrandum5442
4th generation Oklahoma oil & gas business here... River hydro-turbines. Now that's an idea I can get behind.
@Hockeyfan9884
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@ticthak
This is the kind of turbine I've been waiting for since the 1970s, from a company that seems genuinely dedicated to distributed generation and serving small-community interests. Thanks, I've come to despair humanity will only work to greater and greater centralization with its consequent unavoidable defects. Sure, we need to develop and deploy the gigawatt and terawatt fusion systems everyone is spending untold billions- for the global-scale projects we will undertake. For the small to mid-szed communities, and even down to us individually, there needs to be power solutions that AREN'T staggeringly expensive and huge-footprint burdens on the planet and society.
@TheDAT9
Maintenance, is always he maintenance that tips these project up. I remember the the wells for Africa project. They couldn't even look after a simple hand operated well pump. Some of them ended up fighting over who operated the well. Although they will be good for remote areas where there is sufficient infrastructure to repair and maintain them.
@ernesttravers7517
Fantastic videos Very easy to follow because you are so knowledgeable Will keep watching
@Anuxinamoon
Really like your content! Thanks for all the time you take making these vids!
@petergambier
Thanks for this interesting explanation along with the interesting fish-friendly propellers Ziroth. By placing big rocks all spaced along the waters edge this will considerably slow down the bank erosion as well making it truly nature friendly.
@pieszczochleo4710
I've just come across your channel and subscribed to it, of course. Keep doing good job. With love from Poland
@astromags584
I don't see how any one could be against this idea brilliant.
@vincentspallek
A topic to consider is that demand for electricity is not flat but typically is higher during daylight hours than at night. With a dam, the reservoir acts as storage and replaces the battery. Without a reservoir, the overall cost can be optimized by finding the right combination of solar, wind and hydro to reduce demand for expensive batteries. Search term "clean energy u-curve"
@josefcaceres1952
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