Powering the building

[William G. Mikan III]

I dont quite know yet what it would be made of but use the rapids of a river to turn a wheel and use the old method of powering there small barn like storage areas. With a river turned wheel to turn the magnetic engine inside to make the electronic field of energy thus the energy problem solved now to transpher that power thru the building we could (if cost isnt a issue) use gold wiring and coat it with im thinking a clay or some sort of non conductant mineral that wont fall apart easy. (ill b looking around to find something that would work) what do u guys think of this idea for powering it? (or possibly thermal energy if they can find a area with some.

[Andrew Jackson Yon 4th]

Hydro really uses a lot of maintenance and space, you have to flood a valley to provide power to a village like we are planning on building around the pyramid. I think for the pyramid itself we would want to research new ways to use architectural design and direct solar lighting along walkways and other areas to provide light for our guests. Small LED lights carefully hidden inside the displays in such a way to not draw attention to the lights and to prevent causing fading or color damage is going to be necessary to help preserve our artifacts.

As far as the energy needs as we had discussed earlier, solar voltaics currently require maintenance or replacement every 10 years and wind turbines also require maintenance. A Vertical Axis Turbine would require less direct wind and turbulence would not be a factor in production but the maintenance on them is a lot more tricky. You basically have to completely tear them down to maintain them and then reassemble them. Which is why the 10 and 15 MW units built in the 1970s are no longer used. We will need to build a hybrid design of all three possibly to provide the energy we will need. Hydro for a small steady flow, possibly from submersible units in a nearby river, solar voltaic glass coverings on the windows or solar tracking reflective dishes, and smaller VAWG placed as decorations and made of stained glass or copper as accents on the pyramid itself.

These are decisions that will be made once we get into the architectural and construction phases.

[Andrew J. Yon III]

Because of the acid rains that are prevalent now, any metals used would have to be acid proof and stainless. Copper and other corrosive metals would have to be used within the sealed spaces only or they would also have to be maintained.