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173 points zeristor | 2 comments | 03 Sep 25 10:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.489s | source
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drcongo ◴[03 Sep 25 11:53 UTC] No.45114677[source]▶
This is excellent. Led me to discover this mini hydro generator: https://courtfarmdorset.co.uk/water-wheel/
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1. petesergeant ◴[03 Sep 25 13:05 UTC] No.45115248[source]▶
for some reason I thought this would look much more bucolic than it does
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2. arethuza ◴[03 Sep 25 13:29 UTC] No.45115547[source]▶
Ironically, hydro power causes a lot of environmental problems - a lot of glens in the Scottish highlands have had ugly roads bulldozed up them to install fairly small hydro schemes. Maybe this is worth it overall, but they can certainly be terrible to look at.