This video was taken on February 11, 2009, on Room Island, near Conakry, Guinea in West Africa. It shows the movement of several heavy truck flyweels, connected by steel cable to an underwater teeter-tooter and a 50 gallon drum. Use your imagination to picture what could be done with a larger float, larger waves, and a more robust cable.
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The Land Unit GeneratorThe Land Unit Generator
The picture below shows the land based generating device which was installed in a small shed on the shore of the island. A video available on the right shows some
Video of Land Based GeneratorVideo of Land Based Generator
The weight is not visible in this video because it is suspended on the outside of the shed (see picture below — click to enlarge). It was only connected for
Video of InstallationVideo of Installation
This is a narrated slide show which shows the installation efforts, starting with a photo of the underwater portion of the device. The audio explains it. Again, notice how calm