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Re:ThorCon: Cheap, reliable, CO2-free electric power by noselasd on Sunday April 10, 2022 @05:23PM (#30981859)
you can switch turbines on and off , leading water to a turbine or a bypass in minutes
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Re:ThorCon: Cheap, reliable, CO2-free electric power by powcontech on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @11:02AM (#31003639)
You can, but I wonder do the operating conditions of the river actually allow it for a great number of plants? Or are they hemmed in by needing to always have a certain flow in the river plus/minus 10%.
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Re:ThorCon: Cheap, reliable, CO2-free electric power by noselasd on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @04:19PM (#31088461)
Usually they require a certain flow, the flow will be the same whether it goes through a turbine or bypass ofc.
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