GBlist: regenerative braking for elevators
Jorg Ostrowski (ash@freenet.calgary.ab.ca)
Sun, 23 Mar 1997 18:38:19 -0700 (MST)
It seems to me that I came across an article (perhaps in Environmental
Building News?) that discussed the generation of power from elevators in a
manner like regenerative power from electric vehicles when they coast
downhill. Is this a figment of the imagination, or was there really such
an article and could this concept hold water? Thanks for any useful
comments.
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Jorg Ostrowski, M. Arch. A.S. (MIT), B. Arch. (Toronto), Ecotect
in full-time professional practice since 1976 (Straw Bale since 1978),
3 demonstration projects in Canada built 1979, 1981, 1994, +80,000 visitors
- living a conserver lifestyle & working in a sustainable home and office
Web Site [under construction]: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~jdo/ecotecture.htm
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