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[helmut]

Hallo

Zwischenzeitlich habe ich bei Keelynet folgenden Beitrag gelesen.
Im unteren Teil scheint man die Nutzung der Piezo Energie bereits
umzusetzen.
Zitat:
08/17/07 - No Investors for two novel energy generators
In a state that considers itself a pacesetter in renewable energy, inventor Rick Dickson said he can't generate a spark of local interest in two mind-bending, patent-pending inventions. The first is a "human kinetic energy generator," which harvests vibrations in the environment through an orbiting satellite rotor and converts them into millivolts of electricity. Dickson claims it could be used to recharge batteries in iPods or trickle charge the lithium batteries in such medical implants as pacemakers. His second invention, the "hydrosphere," uses water pressure to generate electricity in standing water. Dickson likens it to "a spherical and enclosed hydroelectric dam," but without the concrete, spillways and fish ladders. He says it also might someday -- before the fossil fuels disappear -- provide inexpensive and unlimited electrical power. Arundeep Pradhan, who heads the office of technology and research collaboration at OHSU, admitted there wasn't much collaboration available for inventors who can't bring their own resources to the table. Because OHSU is invested in its own faculty projects, Pradhan suggests Dickson is better off petitioning the Small Business Administration for grant money. Dickson agrees. But he's desperate. Here he is, he said, "on the cutting edge of passive power harvesting energy research," and he feels like a guy toting a cardboard sign at a freeway off-ramp. And wouldn't you know? The inspirations just keep on comin'. Dickson's latest invention is an environmentally friendly wind-power generator. Instead of a turbine blade, the "wind tree" is armed with branches and leaves, crafted from a NASA material that generates piezoelectricity, and harvests wind almost as well as the real thing.

Klingt vielversprechend

helmut