Re:'No-water' hydropower turns England's hills into green an...
by jaclaz on Sunday August 20, 2023 @08:13AM
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It could be something like bentonite/baryte or similar drlling muds:
Re:'No-water' hydropower turns England's hills into green an...
by pfdietz on Sunday August 20, 2023 @09:29PM
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Drilling mud, however, needs to be at least somewhat viscous, so it will carry rock fragments from the drilling back to the surface.
Re:'No-water' hydropower turns England's hills into green an...
by jaclaz on Monday August 21, 2023 @05:39AM
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Sure, but it depends also on the kind of drilling and of the terrain that is drilled, drilling mud is used also when drilling with buckets large holes, in those cases the use is only that of avoiding the collapse of the walls of the bore.
The generic idea behind these supposedly high efficiency reservoirs is to have something that is at the same time liquid enough and much heavier than water, most probably the actual formulation will be a compromise.
I can't help but notice that the name they're using is the same as an insulation material; seems almost purposeful to make looking up anything about it very difficult.
I don't think they have anything and this is just a patent troll or someone trying to pull a fast one on investors. I'd be willing to bet they have a long list of reasons why they can't come up with demonstration unit that is room or building-sized...