As the world is moving towards renewable energy sources, one promising avenue is hydropower.
Simply put, this is all about using falling or fast-running water to produce electricity.
Whats been the difficulty so far?
Firstly, the area surrounding small water streams is very limited.
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Hunt and his team developed a technology called Electric Truck Hydropower (ETH).
As the name suggests, itselectric trucksthemselves that undertake the entire process of transforming water power into electricity.
Heres how it works:
What are the advantages?
Another benefit is the cost.
Little makes me happier than researchers finding elegant solutions to creating more green energy.
Long live, electric truck hydropower!
A technology that sounds ascoolas it is.
If youd like to learn more about the research, you’ve got the option to find ithere.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
