Is my 2014 w2tower concept, proposed for Lake View Hill, being built in Germany?

[Jon Becker]

Some may remember my concept proposal for a wind/water tower combo, during the Lake View Hill County Park water reservoir meetings several years ago.

Though I urged use of weathering steel (e.g., Cor-Ten) for the tower/battery structure, I photoshopped these more conventional painted-steel images: 

A Madison acquaintance who is from Europe recently post this image from his cycling trip in Germany:

As I understand it: The wind turbine will lift the water for storage, to be released later for energy generation by turbines. Basically, it's a gravity battery. I suspect there will be a large "bulb" added above the cylindrical base, which will serve to store water (perhaps while also catching any ice that forms on the blades above, or rain; that's possible, if the water won't also be used for drinking).

I have a couple few other energy concepts like this. Hoping to have time to work on those during my semi-retirement years.

[Jon Becker]

Thanks Mike!  The w2t and weathering steel proposals were for MWU's general consideration, though made during the LVH process.

More info:

Germany's project dates back to 2016; I'm surprised that the reservoir is apparently at ground level and open to the air (and thus evaporation). A link in this article leads to another from 2015 about a similar facility on the Canary Islands.

https://qz.com/823054/germany-wind-turbine-hydroelectric-batteries/

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Rewey <hiwa...@chorus.net>
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Sent: Sat, Jul 27, 2019 11:20 am
Subject: Re: [northsidediscuss] Is my 2014 w2tower concept, proposed for Lake View Hill, being built in Germany?

Jon.  A great concept, but the Lake View water tower already exceeds the airport height
restrictions.  The new tower could not exceed height of the old one - which was
"grandfathered".

Mike Rewey

On 27 Jul 2019 at 14:15, Jon Becker jonb...@aol.com [northsidedi wrote:

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> Some may remember my concept proposal for a wind/water tower combo, during the Lake View
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> Though I urged use of weathering steel (e.g., Cor-Ten) for the tower/battery structure, I
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> generation by turbines. Basically, it's a gravity battery. I suspect there will be a large "bulb" added
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