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He’s Been Generating Free Power for 16 Years Using a Water Wheel(www.alloutdoor.com)

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This blog post/video shows a simple but effective home made hydroelectric system that has been running for 16 years in New Zealand.

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kungfu4@lemmy.world
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Super cool stuff

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palitu@lemmy.perthchat.org
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Bugger. Not a lot of water where I live! But very cool!

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Bluetreefrog@lemm.eeM
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Perth huh?

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palitu@lemmy.perthchat.org
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apparently! it is very flat… and one river, and i expect that most people, councils and governments would be annoyed if i run a pipe from the Swan to my house :-/

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Bluetreefrog@lemm.eeM
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Wonder where he got his pelton wheel?

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Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldOPM
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I might post some wind turbine stuff soon for those in dry places.

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