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Re:Estonia becomes the first to open a nationwide electric v... by jk4930 on Thursday February 21, 2013 @04:41PM (#5260658)
For "rain" see [1] using the mechanical energy of falling rain drops.

For "cold" see [2] the idea of using the potential energy of snow on mountains (or hills). Maybe create artificial avalanches.

For "darkness", no idea. :)

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[1] http://phys.org/news120216714.html

[2] http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/eng99/eng99635.htm

Re:Estonia becomes the first to open a nationwide electric v... by jkaljundi on Friday February 22, 2013 @03:33AM (#5263327)
Crap, we don't have mountains either :D The highest point is 318 meters ASL.