Aerial ropeway works by gravity
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Re: Aerial ropeway works by gravity
Excellent: zero energy transport (apart from the embodied energy, and all the steel in it - is there anything else? - will eventually be recycled too.)
A very elegant answer to a transport need.
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A very elegant answer to a transport need.
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30 solar thermal tubes, 2MWh pa in Stockport, plus Congleton and Kinlochbervie Hydros,
Most travel by bike, walking or bus/train. Veg, fruit - and Bees!
Re: Aerial ropeway works by gravity
The 1971 film "Get Carter" comes to mind, one of my all time favourites and it did occur to me a few years back when I re-watched it, whether the coal slag dumping system needed to use any external energy for its operation. 
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Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 25MWh generated
5 Other RE Coop's
105kWh EV storage
60kWh Home battery storage
40kWh Thermal storage
GSHP + A2A HP's
Rain water use > 510 m3
Re: Aerial ropeway works by gravity
Ahem, some ropeways were very long indeed although powered. Clearly the friction is relatively low.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_ropeway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_ropeway
Re: Aerial ropeway works by gravity
I like Tom Scott's channel, lots of interesting videos on there.
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