Electric power generated by Earth rotation through non-rotating axisymmetric magnetic field

Each of these areas belongs to one of two types of land formations: island and peninsula. A common feature among them is the presence of two opposing coasts — the geographic configuration that promotes the convergence of equipotential lines between coasts, resulting in large gradients of the electric potential and, correspondingly, large magnitude of the electric field. Two representative examples of such zones were considered: the eastern Siberia (Russia) and Alaska (USA).

In each area, several coast-to-coast sections were analyzed. The estimated possible power on the sections ranges from 30 to 45 megawatts for East Siberia and from 30 to 40 megawatts for Alaska. These results should be regarded as theoretical estimates; actual power generation can only be determined through in-situ measurements of the electric field in the areas.