Years ago I read about a project a fellow had in his yard to store wind power. His system drove a screw mechanism to raise a weight while the wind was blowing. When the wind died down, the weight turned the screw to power the generator. A lot of friction loses and wearing parts.
Years ago just about every small town had a water tower to store treated water. That way the pumps could be smaller and they did not run continuously. The water tower acted like an accumulator or capacitor in electronics. The towers have all but disappeared over the years. If a town still has one that is not now in use, it could be converted to use as you describe Paul. Way less friction loses and wearing parts. Micro hydro-electric generator for power. On an acreage with a hill two ponds could be used to transfer the water back and forth. Cool thought Paul!

Dale Davies

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