http://www.switched.com/2009/04/17/mini-hydro-turbine-concept-brings-renewable-energy-to-bathrooms/ Switched Comments for Mini Hydro Turbine Concept Brings Renewable Energy to Bathrooms http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2009/04/17/mini-hydro-turbine-concept-brings-renewable-energy-to-bathrooms/http://www.switched.com/2009/04/17/mini-hydro-turbine-concept-brings-renewable-energy-to-bathrooms/Apr 17th 2009 11:03AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/04/17/mini-hydro-turbine-concept-brings-renewable-energy-to-bathrooms/http://www.switched.com/2009/04/17/mini-hydro-turbine-concept-brings-renewable-energy-to-bathrooms/Someware in the water system there is a pump that had to pump this water 100 plus feet into the air into a water tower. To think that by wasting water in order to get an inconsequental amount of energy is a good idea shows how ill informed the media is. The water that comes out of the tap has been filtered, clorenated, and tested. All of this effort is wasted if the water is wasted. The water probably had to be pumped up from a well using more energy than the contraption at the sink produces.
Water is a limited resourse, as we use up more and more the water table drops making it more expensive to pump it up from wells. In some parts of the countery water can even be used up.]]>Apr 23rd 2009 2:51AM