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Originally Posted by aka123
Can that be profitable? Massive wheel, must take a shitload of electricity. Although normal locks in canals don't seem very cost effective neither.
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"It takes just 22.5 kilowatts (30.2 hp) to power ten hydraulic motors, which consume just 1.5 kilowatt-hours (5.4 MJ) per half-turn, roughly the same as boiling eight kettles of water."
pretty cool stuff
