Perhaps you guys should commision a study of Hydro on the Brit canals to generate revenue and power.....
Ron Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: trainfinder22 wrote: > Here in New York we have done quite well with power produced by our > canal system.Most of the power is produced at locks. However our canal > is about 20 feet deep and 70 feet wide and in some places as much as > 60 feet of water is behind the lock walls so there is plenty of force > there to push turbines. Wih british canals being smaller is there such > a thing as Mini-Hydro Power to Generate Electricity....And by the way > the USA Exports Coal to Great Britain..I know because See the trains > go thru onthe way to the port. The only one I know of is where the Birminham old main line crosses the Netherton tunnel approach - there is (not working anymore) a turbine there, which was for illuminating the tunnel. Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein --------------------------------- Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
