A Mexican company rescued the wisdom of ancient Greek philosopher Archimedes to generate electricity from the law of buoyancy and succeeded.

This knowledge firm commitment Gammakat and applied on a clean energy plant called Kinetic Power Plant, which produces daily 115 kilowatt-hours, enough capacity to supply electricity to 10 houses a number of medium-sized or small offices rural communities without the need to install electrical infrastructure.

Consolidated in Merida, Yucatan, the company leverages also called Archimedes’ principle to generate kinetic energy and convert it into electricity.

“According to law, a body immersed in water undergoes an upward force called thrust equivalent to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object. This is verifiable to throw a ball in a pool and it shot out upwards, “explained Uwe Heinrich Rolli, founder of the firm.

Kinetic Power Plant is composed of a water tank containing a mechanism for continuous rotation, similar to the drive system of a bicycle, where instead of pedaling and turn the gears are used to steel cylinders with holes that allow the exchange Water air to move.

The main advantage is that its duration is unlimited and once commissioning will generate electricity continuously, unlike solar cells or windmills. Also, avoid the use of raw material (fuel), of people operating the system, and is completely clean, as it does not emit greenhouse gases, reasons that make it more accessible and affordable for use in rural areas.

Uwe Heinrich said before starting the system for the first time requires a compressor that injects air into the cylinders;however, it takes only the first time as it continues moving.

“As the cylinder is dipped, compressed air is injected to fill and is subjected to a force to expel the water and continue the rotation of the system. Thus starts the power generating plant that has the capacity to produce 115 kilowatt-hours in a day “, he specified the innovator.

A feature of the plant is that it requires more than two meters long and five high to be installed. Unlike wind or solar panels, it is constant and does not depend on weather conditions. When generating 4.8 kilowatts per hour (115 per day) easily supports the home of a family of five people, you spend about 20 kilowatts in the day, stressed the director.

On the other hand, the estimated cost of the plant including the installation is 350 thousand dollars, because some parts must be imported from Switzerland through a German organization that belongs Gammakat director.