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re: Shell to generate electricity from Mississippi River currents!
Posted on 5/10/23 at 5:14 pm to Shexter
Posted on 5/10/23 at 5:14 pm to Shexter
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Each set of two units could produce about 35 kilowatts per hour of electricity at that flow rate, he said, enough to power 22 Louisiana homes a day. The units are modular and stackable, so 100 or more could be placed in the Mississippi to generate electricity that would be delivered to shore by underwater cables.
22 homes per unit?
and at what cost to get up and running, deliver, and maintain?
I’m all for advances in tech but this is small potatoes
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Posted on 5/10/23 at 5:15 pm to Eighteen
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22 homes per unit?
No shite.
When is 35kw enough to power 22 homes?
Posted on 5/10/23 at 5:16 pm to Cycledude
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, I wonder why this hasn’t been done before?
arse load of debris comes down that river also it will have to be in a place that doesn’t disrupt shipping
Posted on 5/10/23 at 5:17 pm to bayoudude
under the docks?
Posted on 5/10/23 at 5:28 pm to Cycledude
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Shell
Need to start up Shell Convent and leave that fricker running.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 5:50 pm to Cycledude
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I wonder why this hasn’t been done before?
because when a big log or tree gets stuck in it it takes several days to clear it and then another week minimum to repair the damage.
im sure shell can operate just fine being shut down for half a month every month
Posted on 5/10/23 at 5:53 pm to keakar
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when a big log or tree gets stuck in it it takes several days to clear it and then another week minimum to repair the damage.
You act like there aren't pumps or pump suctions already currently in this service.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:06 pm to fightin tigers
That'll be some muddy electricity.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:09 pm to Cycledude
It will generate barely enough electricity to power a microwave
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:31 pm to Cycledude
Will cause increased siltation, necessitating more dredging to maintain navigability. This will make it untenable from both energy and benefit:cost standpoints.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:32 pm to Clyde Tipton
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Turbine is the word you are looking for.
He is correct. A mill does not produce electricity, at least not primarily. A mill grinds food such as corn.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:36 pm to Cycledude
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]In other locations
it’s Louisiana they certainly wouldn’t do it like other places where it works. 
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:37 pm to upgrayedd
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When is 35kw enough to power 22 homes?
Enter people that know things to shite on the parade.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:38 pm to Shexter
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I was told by a retired Gulf States/Entergy exec that they tried and failed at this in the 80's. The amount of debris and sediment in the river around Baton Rouge was constantly clogging and damaging the system.
History repeats itself. Dumbasses don't learn.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:40 pm to HeadSlash
Commies don't learn from failure. Just change the language, try again.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:45 pm to Cycledude
I'm against it. Burning fossil fuels is the American way to make electricity - everything else is communism.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:54 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
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Burning fossil fuels is the smart way to make electricity - everything else is virtue signaling bull shite.
FIFY
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:56 pm to Shexter
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35 kilowatts per hour
That seems really low. But maybe this is new tech and needs to develop. I know jack shite about hydro.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:57 pm to Cycledude
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As strong as those currents are, I wonder why this hasn’t been done before?
Not a good option as you get further down river.
The maintenance on them would be a nightmare: silt, flotsam, trash, etc would be a constant problem.
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