Why isn't steam from power plants harnessed, condensed, and used to power gravity fed water turbines? - Lemmy.World

Is it just a matter of not being worth it? I see cooling towers releasing what appears to be a ton of steam, pretty high up. If that steam were captured at the top and allowed to condense, wouldn’t that result in a ton of water with a lot of gravitational potential energy? That water could then be released and used to power water turbines.

Vampires are evil because they're incapable of self-reflection. - Lemmy.World

What's the best way of planning a route for a moving van on a cross-country (US) trip? - Lemmy.World

I’m moving across the country in a few weeks and am trying to plan my route as I’ll be driving a moving van with a car towed behind it. The entire drive will be 16-17 hours. Google maps seems limited for searching everything I’d want to take into account for the route (pull through gas stations, height requirements, avoiding mountain highways, etc.) and was wondering if anyone knew of a better way to plan out the trip?