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...into storage reservoirs; when the wind stops, the water could be allowed to cascade down through hydraulic turbines. Similarly, the energy from flywheels, spun up to a high speed when windmills are working, could be used to run electrical generators when the wind ebbs. University of Massachusetts Engineer William Heronemus has an even more imaginative scheme: he would use the windmill's electrical output to break down water molecules into their component atoms of hydrogen and oxygen. The highly combustible hydrogen gas could then be used as a fuel to power stand-by generators...
WINDS AND TIDES. Though the earth's winds are too irregular to serve as a major power source, Marine Engineer William E. Heronemus figures that they could still be helpful. He suggests building high windmills out in the ocean on floating platforms, where they could generate the electrical power necessary to distill and break down sea water to obtain hydrogen for fuel cells. The old idea of tidal power is also getting new attention. By harnessing the daily rise and fall of the tides (average: 27 ft.) in the Rance River estuary in Brittany, the French are producing some...
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