# Trompe on The No Agenda Show

Trompe comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from March 2012 to January 2022.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** March 2012 – January 2022
- **Related topics:** [Hydraulics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hydraulics.md), [Renewable Energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/renewable-energy.md), [Compressed Air](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/compressed-air.md), [Karma](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/karma.md), [Scott Hankel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/scott-hankel.md), [Technology](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/technology.md), [Wind Energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wind-energy.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### Mechanical Batteries, Compressed Air Energy Storage

- **Episode:** [1419: Sleep Equity](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1419-sleep-equity.md)
- **Published:** 2022-01-23
- **Time:** 1:07:18–1:11:03
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1419-sleep-equity/chapter/mechanical-batteries-compressed-air-energy-storage.md

Alternative energy storage methods, such as water-pumping "mechanical batteries" and the "trompe" compressed air system, are explored as potential solutions for power grid stability. One project involves a windmill designed to collect and store compressed air in tanks to drive electrical generators during low-wind periods.

Keywords: mechanical batteries, [trompe](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/trompe.md), [compressed air](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/compressed-air.md), [wind energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wind-energy.md), energy storage

### The Trompe Water-Powered Compressor

- **Episode:** [985: Clip Job](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/985-clip-job.md)
- **Published:** 2017-11-26
- **Time:** 1:08:23–1:11:00
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/985-clip-job/chapter/the-trompe-water-powered-compressor.md

A discussion covers the "Trompe," a 17th-century technology that uses falling water to compress air. The hosts explain how this simple system of tubes can provide a constant energy source for air-powered generators without burning fuel. They note that while hydraulics are an efficient way to store energy, modern policy seems to favor removing dams rather than utilizing them.

Keywords: [trompe](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/trompe.md), water power, air compressor, [hydraulics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hydraulics.md), [renewable energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/renewable-energy.md)

### The Trompe Water-Powered Compressor

- **Episode:** [543: Kosovo Protocol](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/543-kosovo-protocol.md)
- **Published:** 2013-08-29
- **Time:** 2:07:02–2:08:33
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/543-kosovo-protocol/chapter/the-trompe-water-powered-compressor.md

The Trompe, a 17th-century water-powered air compressor technology, is seeing a resurgence among energy enthusiasts. The system uses falling water to compress air without moving parts, providing a source of renewable energy. Similar hydraulic principles are used in Washington for large-scale energy storage.

Keywords: [trompe](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/trompe.md), [hydraulics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hydraulics.md), [renewable energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/renewable-energy.md), air compression, [technology](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/technology.md)

### Executive Producer Donations and Karma Requests

- **Episode:** [388: Apes on iPads](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/388-apes-on-ipads.md)
- **Published:** 2012-03-04
- **Time:** 14:39–18:28
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/388-apes-on-ipads/chapter/executive-producer-donations-and-karma-requests.md

Adam Curry thanks Robert Leather and Willem Tromp for their work on the No Agenda News Network before reading high-value donations. Samuel O'Brien from Auckland contributes $3,333.33 along with a musical remix of Reverend Manning. Other donors, including Scott Hankel and an anonymous listener in New Jersey, receive "karma" shouts for home purchases and birthdays.

Keywords: robert leather, willem tromp, samuel o'brien, [scott hankel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/scott-hankel.md), [karma](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/karma.md)

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