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Straybow is offline Straybow
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Tidal Harness patented Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

The Pelamis Wave Energy Converter

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If you have the resources, building a wall around a pond to create an artificial loch will convert tidal energy, but creating an artificial loch would take a bit.

You'd have to tether a bowl-like structure to the sea floor. While not impractical, this means it could only be built in shelf squares.
The energy generated would be proportional to the surface area of the loch.

My idea = tidal harness
Other idea = wave harness

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"Tidal Harness" is just the name used in SMAC, dude. A couple experimental tidal generators were built, one in France somewhere. They are impractical because there are too few location where they can be built.

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google "tidal harness" and the first link that appears is this:

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994188

(Also see this)

Go, Scotland, Go

G.

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It appears that the small countries of Europe like Scotland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, the countries no one really cares or hears about much, are the ones that set examples to the world of better ways to supply power, heat, pump water, farm, and well, do anything...

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Sorry about that...how do you edit you're posts?

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Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

Look along the top of your post towards the right. It is beside quote.
See edit l quote

Click on edit You can only edit your own posts.

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It appears that the small countries of Europe like Scotland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, the countries no one really cares or hears about much, are the ones that set examples to the world of better ways to supply power, heat, pump water, farm, and well, do anything...


There still quite enough other small countries no-one cares about who sure don't set examples. I'm looking at my own country here.

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Sorry, I don't recognize the flag, is that the EU? Of course, not all small countries (Iraq, Iran, Kuwait) set good examples. But you get the picture...

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And remember: IF IT'S NOT SCOTTISH, IT'S CRAP

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Where are you again Geo? Croatia was it?

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Nope. (hint: valon hills)

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Oh, _you're_ the one from Croatia. I always confuse you two.

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You still haven't guessed from where Geo is from.

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I have not yet bothered to google it

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Suffering from ads?

Perhaps he is part of a satanist cult a.k.a. RUSSIA!!

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You mean Finland, Commy.

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