tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post2979251595527637736..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Interesting Combination of TechnologiesClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-90670731731829092682012-07-27T18:04:00.536-06:002012-07-27T18:04:00.536-06:00Almost a million dollars for 1000 liters of water ...Almost a million dollars for 1000 liters of water per day, what a bargain!<br /><br />Assuming the price doesn't go up and the performance doesn't go down.Philip Ngaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352540989999523494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-4304552719485577312012-07-27T12:24:57.994-06:002012-07-27T12:24:57.994-06:00This will also combat Global-Warming/Climate-Chang...This will also combat Global-Warming/Climate-Change/ Weather-motivated-governmental-power grabs, as a greenhouse gas, water vapor is considered to have many times the influence of Carbon Dioxide.Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-51382894193050700352012-07-26T15:23:23.681-06:002012-07-26T15:23:23.681-06:00If they could miniaturize this technology so that ...If they could miniaturize this technology so that it could be used on a 40-45 foot sailboat, they could make a mint. Currently many boats have windmills for battery charging, especially the long-haul cruisers. On these boats reverse osmosis water purifiers are used. They are tricky to operate and can get contaminated easily. If you are going to lay them up for any period of time you have to go through an extensive pickling process. They also use lots of battery power.<br /><br />JLW IIIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-73196856430023344332012-07-26T14:17:02.533-06:002012-07-26T14:17:02.533-06:00There's also the WaterMill, a condenser by a C...There's also the <a href="http://www.elementfour.com/products/the-watermill" rel="nofollow">WaterMill</a>, a condenser by a Canadian company. The specs aren't published so it's unclear how much power it requires, but it ought to function on inverted power from batteries charged by solar. The size of the WaterMill seems much more useful, especially considering the cost of the Eole Water turbine. (And I've gotta wonder if the byproduct heat from the condenser could get the water tank up to pasteurizing temperature.)<br /><br />In response to the other anonymous poster, you'd probably want to leave the water in an elevated tank so that you get water pressure. The energy generated from water falling once over "micro-turbines" is miniscule, plus you'd lose water pressure. Can't have your cake and eat it too. Put those turbines in a river instead!<br /><br />::GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-62733621515533232782012-07-26T11:18:18.270-06:002012-07-26T11:18:18.270-06:00If the produced water can be stored in a series of...If the produced water can be stored in a series of elevated tanks, then it could also be used to power a series of micro turbines to charge the same bank of batteries that the wind turbine charges. This movemet of water from tank to tank could produce power on the less windy days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com