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Hydrowheel

PROJECT PAGE

PROJECT 01 / HYDROWHEEL

Hydrowheel

A machine that generates rotational energy from compressed air and water using nothing more exotic than buoyancy and hydrofoils. Thirty sealed vessels ride three loops around a central shaft inside a 24 ft x 60 ft cylinder of fresh water. Analysis puts it at 121% of the energy it consumes, four components are now open for design.

PROJECT META

StatusRound 01 — open

Components4 open for design

Submission deadlineOctober 16

Voting closes23 Oct 2026

Analysisv1.1 - COP 1.210

LicenceOpen source

FIG. 02 — FULL ASSEMBLY · REFERENCE RENDER, NOT FINAL DESIGN

ROUND 01 OPEN Deadline: October 16

You're not expected to have a finished, buildable design yet. Submit what you have, the community refines it from there.

THIS ROUND EXPECTS

Sketches of your idea, however rough
What already exists that solves a similar problem (how is this normally done elsewhere?)
Your take on customizing that for this specific application
Off-the-shelf parts that could work for a first prototype, and where to get them

SEC. 01 — PROJECT DOCUMENTS

PLAIN LANGUAGE ~5 MIN READ