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"How do you then lift the 5000lb weight back up to start again? Where do you get the energy from?" Hi bp_psy/Dave - the skateboard moves enough distance to the right so that when the ball is released from the holding platform it has enough energy to swing to the required height. All the best.

sorry the label 1000kg is erroneous as it came from the image that i copied for my diagram. The motorized skatboards just move left to right, either providing slack to the rope or removing it. They don't do any work other than just sliding left to right. It is basically a smart pendulum...

question: is this perpetual motion? Foucault pendulum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foucault_pendulum

Power Plant - Will it Work? I updated my idea today! Please let me know what you think, good or bad, I don't get offended. Thanks for your input! It might be a little clunky but please see attachment. Thanks everyone for your thoughts, good or bad, doesn't matter!