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1. A power generating apparatus comprising a deep liquid container having a deep liquid therein, an endless rotatable loop element at least in part in the deep liquid container and configured to be rotated by a driver about a horizontal or substantially horizontal axis of rotation, and energy harvester associated with the rotatable loop element, the rotatable loop element comprising at least one vessel including at least one variable-shape fluid-tight gas chamber and movable separator defining at least in part the gas chamber, the in use movable separator being at least partially movable in response to a change in hydropressure during rotation of the rotatable loop element and the in use energy harvester harvesting energy as the movable separator moves, wherein the deep liquid container includes an endless housing forming an enclosed liquid chamber for the said deep liquid, and the movable separator of the said at least one vessel of the rotatable loop element includes an endless movable separating member within the housing, the movable separating member enclosing the gas chamber in a radial direction. |
