"Sjack Abeling Gravity Wheel and the Worlds first Weight Power Plant"
Hmm, it sounds like "A Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow"... Nice!
It would be wonderful if it's true. If we forget about all the theoretical problems which make such a discovery very ... questionable.
Ah, never mind. It's just a conventional stuff mantra, not very usefull on the sites like this... Who really cares...
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As always, the real proof is still missing, no? Something which undoubtedly works, or at least shows a real possibility...
It's good to see that inventor speaks very optimistically about his invention. How all the energy problems will be solved, how his company will be soon the biggest provider of energy, how the prices for electricity will drop for at least 50%(lol), etc, ...
I'd say - good luck! We all hope that this will indeed be a successful project!
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But (as usually), there are some things which makes me "a little suspicious" wrt this claim...
For instance,
Abeling Beheer has been given permission by the Dutch government to construct Weight Power Plants in The Netherlands,
and it has been given permission to connect these plants to the current infrastructure.
The system does not cause any damage to the environment so there is a major chance that Abeling Beheer will become
the largest producer of energy both inside and outside Europe. Abeling Beheer will use the name "Mooie Energie" (Beautiful Energy).
We hope to establish a solid base for sustained growth in 2009!
How is it that the Dutch government already issued a permission for building/implementing the "Weight Power Plants"

Supposedly, inventor is the only one who knows how his invention works. This is a revolutionary concept, with unknown consequences...
What if it somehow affects the Earth gravity/spinning? What if it drains some other, unknown energy source? What if it's making a trans-dimensional breach, a gate, wormhole.. A tiny black hole (gravity condensation) on the other site of our planet? (Close to where Hans lives?)

So, how is the government so sure, that this gravitational plant isn't going to cause some weird events? Giving a permission without any serious (scientific, official) tests being made? That would be something unimaginable....
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According to the inventor, there are "enormous forces" involved in the process... So, what kind of
glass (weights, structure?) is suitable for such tasks?
Any gravity wheel inventor normally uses strong - dense and cheap materials... As high as possible specific weight together with as low as possible price...
It's up to you whether you'll use rocks,.. canisters filled with water,sand.. concrete,.. glass,.. brass,.. iron,.. lead,.. or even gold, platinum (depends how big investments you got),.. osmium, tungsten...
I'd use glass (and other transparent plastic materials) for building a proof of a concept (demo) device..
Small power, no hiding,... As transparent as possible... Either way, it would never satisfy the skeptics... Hehe...
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Ah yes, "one of the 10 devices will power 17,000 homes" (i hope i got this right?).... This means 17000? Uau...
(btw, comma is a decimal sign in Europe, does that means "only" 17 homes)? Still impressed!
With 1kW/home (a very optimistic estimate) average power, it means +20 MW power plant.
( it's actually more like a 50MW power plant considering the normal/average el. consumption data...).
Yep, no more big hydro, no pollution caused by fossil fuel thermal plants, and no more fission nuclear, no radioactive/toxic waste problems....
Yep, another candidate for a close encounter with "MiB".. (we all know that MiB's and similar pest somehow always find out and stop any FE achievement )...
Who would really need a cheap, clean, abundant,... energy source? Really...
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Oh, dear... If this is true, the Human race has at least one of a big problems solved...
I'll keep my eye on this invention... Who knows? Maybe...
Cheers!