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The Hidro+ Group are currently in the process of building the world's first complete facility for HidroLinear power generation, a full-scale commercial HidroLinear power plant will be in place as early as 2010/11.
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How Does it work?
Pressure-gradient exists naturally in a water column at 1bar (100kN/m2) per one-meter depth. Nature will always seek to equalise pressure-differences in water and the changes in water-pressure states from static to dynamic-pressure created in Hidro water-tower produces pressure-force that is harnessed as kinetic energy to operate buoyant-floats to drive a linear motor translator, thereby converting the harnessed energy into potential energy in the linear electric generator where the electrical-load is directly generated producing electricity. Many phenomena's regarding the flow of liquids and system mechanics are applied in the Hidro water-tower, including the basic buoyancy [10kN/m3] and water displacement, these phenomena's are utilised in a submarine (capsule) enabling it to rise and descend. The Patented "Reverse Thruster Pressure Equalizer Chamber (RETPEC) and its "operations" in HidroLinear-System is key to the technology commercial utilisation.
HidroLinear Generators can be constructed anywhere in the world, ideally adjoining existing substations and non-grid regions as a Distributed Power System (DPS). HidroLinear Generators are not affected by fluctuations in the weather and power lost due to transmission losses.
What has Archimedes "Eureka!" got to do with a Sustainable Power Station?
It has taken someone very experienced with a variety of technologies like coal-fired power plants, biomass plants, clean coal technology, flywheels and solar - along with his boyhood fascination of Archimedes, (thence Bernoulli and Newton) for Mr James Kwok to design an invention that uses the planet's natural energies - gravity, buoyancy, pressure gradients and gas density gradients - all renewable and freely available - to develop the world's first TRUE SUSTAINABLE POWER STATION.
A hightower filled with water has, at the bottom of the column of water, a constant and very high pressure. If we opened the bottom of the tank the water would fall and that sounds like hydro-electricity - water falls through a penstock into a turbine which turns and make electricity. In Hidro the water doesn't fall, but it certainly has the potential... and at the top of the water column there is less pressure. The differences of pressure is harnessed by the patented "Reverse Thruster Pressure Equalizer Chamber (RETPEC). The availability and reliability of constant pressure ensures the machine is always primed. This is Renewable Energy at its' finest. 24 HOUR RENEWABLE ENERGY IS SUSTAINABLE.
Hidro harnesses this pressure to drive a unique process using gravity, buoyancy, pressure gradients and gas density gradients to make an 24 HOUR ECO SUSTAINABLE ELECTRICITY GENERATOR.
It is no different than if the wind blew all the time or the sun shone 24 hours - but they don't - but gravity does. Gravity is available 24 x 7 - forever. Deep water pressure gradients use gravity and are available 24 HOURS PER DAY EVERY DAY.
Renewable means it renews itself, continuously, forever. There is no inference of time or efficiency, as long as it renews itself. In the case of solar, the sun renews itself everyday, but (from a human perspective) it goes into hibernation overnight - and the next day it renews itself. That makes it difficult for engineers to work out how they can maintain the quota of energy, since there is no solar at night.
Every renewable presented to the world so far suffers from the same irregularities. It is possible to unite different solar and/or wind zones to smooth out the variations - but with this added complication comes added costs - and on top of that we must take into account the weather is changing - which changes the patterns solar and wind technologies are reliant on. Hidro is not reliant on the weather.
It is also important to note that wind and solar average out to at best, 30% efficient. Also, we only have around 30% of each day available to harness the power we need for 24 hour operation. That is, 24 hours of energy must be captured and stored in batteries since only 30% of the day (and on a good day with good weather) is "producing energy". Batteries demand extra costs and complexity. Hidro requires no battery and it matters not if the day is cloudy and there's no wind, as long as we have gravity.
Sustainable Power is different.
Sustainable is having enough energy for the full experience.
EFFICIENT RELIABLE AVAILABLE & AFFORDABLE
Power on demand 24 hours a day.
You want sustainable power
A Sustainable Power Station uses renewable energy is environmentally friendly
works consistently and reliably delivering base-load electricity 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days per year.
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