The great river turbine is a conceptual design for a large (one hundred foot diameter) stainless steel water turbine developed to function as a tourist attraction and as a powerful electricity generator. The electricity is generated by the current of the river as it flows through the turbine rotating its twelve massive blades, which in turn activate a powerful generator. The stainless steel turbine is mounted on a specially designed, public access moored barge.
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The principal design is centuries old, known as a water wheel and used to drive mills and the like, prior to the invention of steam and later electric drives. Why is this particular design so old fashioned, looks like a hundred year old Singer sewing machine?