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In accordance with the present invention, a Hydrokinetic & Wind Energy Harvester, placed in a wave-swash zone or in a flowing stream captures energy through water turbines and a wind turbine. A funnel guides water to converge and impinge on water turbines housed in a pipe. A trash guard attached to

In accordance with the present invention, a Hydrokinetic & Wind Energy Harvester, placed in a wave-swash zone or in a flowing stream captures energy through water turbines and a wind turbine. A funnel guides water to converge and impinge on water turbines housed in a pipe. A trash guard attached to the funnel prevents trash from entering the pipe. A rotational transmission-system with one-way clutches transmits torque to an alternator to generate electricity. Flywheels maintain steady rotation of alternator shaft. A buoyancy chamber at the bottom produces reduction of weight of the unit in water, thereby enhances maneuverability of unit in water. Stabilization tank at the top when filled with water provides extra weight and stability against sliding and overturning of the unit in its operating location. An energy farm combines the energy of several units linked together; in coastal water, units form a seawall-like barrier mitigating coastal erosion.

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1. A hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester for capturing mechanical energy contained in coastal waves and in wind, as well as in streamflows and in wind through the utilization of a combination of water turbines and wind turbines to produce electrical energy in an alternator, comprising: a frame;mean

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A hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester for capturing mechanical energy contained in coastal waves and in wind, as well as in streamflows and in wind through the utilization of a combination of water turbines and wind turbines to produce electrical energy in an alternator, comprising: a frame;means, rotatably mounted on said frame, for producing rotational energy through reaction to force of said coastal waves or of said streamflows;means, rigidly mounted on said frame, for confining flowing water;means, rigidly mounted on said frame, for guiding and converging said coastal waves or said streamflows;means, rotatably mounted on said frame, for producing said rotational energy by reaction to force of said wind;means, housed in said frame, for transmitting said rotational energy through the reaction to the force of said coastal waves, or of said streamflows, and said rotational energy through the reaction to force of said wind;means, mounted on said frame, for providing a watertight enclosure;means, rotatably mounted on said frame, comprising of at least one disk, for retaining angular momentum;means, rigidly mounted on said frame, comprising at least one airtight bottom-tank that can be emptied of water, for reducing weight and for enhancing maneuverability of said hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in water;means, rigidly mounted on said frame, comprising at least one watertight overhead-tank, that can be filled with water for increasing weight and stability of said hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester;means, rotatably fitted on said frame, for enabling said hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester to roll along a surface. 2. The hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means for producing said rotational energy through the reaction to force of said coastal waves or of said streamflows comprises said water turbines. 3. The hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means for confining flowing water comprises pipe. 4. The hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means for guiding and converging said coastal waves or said streamflows comprises funnel. 5. The hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means for producing said rotational energy by the reaction to the force of said wind comprises said wind turbines. 6. The hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means for transmitting said rotational energy through the reaction to the force of said coastal waves, or of said streamflows, and said rotational energy through the reaction to force of said wind comprises a rotational transmission-system having shafts, sprockets, roller chains, bevel gears, one-way clutches, and a transmission-system cover. 7. The hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in accordance with claim 6, further comprising means for dictating rates of rotation of said shafts thereby producing predetermined revolutions per minute for said alternator comprises said sprockets, and said roller chains. 8. The hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in accordance with claim 6, further comprising means for changing the direction of axes of rotation from those of said wind turbines by 90 degrees comprises said bevel gears. 9. The hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in accordance with claim 6, further comprising means for transmitting torque generated in said shafts in only one direction toward said alternator while suspending said torque in the other direction comprises said one-way clutches. 10. The hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in accordance with claim 6, wherein said means for providing said watertight enclosure for said rotational a transmission-system comprises transmission-system cover. 11. The hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means for retaining said angular momentum comprises flywheels. 12. The hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means comprising at least one of said airtight bottom-tank that can be emptied of water for reducing weight and for enhancing said maneuverability of said hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in water comprises buoyancy chambers. 13. The hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means comprising at least one of said watertight overhead-tank that can be filled with water for increasing the weight and stability of said hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester comprises stabilization tanks. 14. The hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means for enabling said hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester to roll along a surface comprises wheels. 15. A hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester for capturing mechanical energy contained in coastal waves or in streamflows and in wind to produce electrical energy in an alternator, and for forming an energy farm on a sea coast, comprising: a frame;plurality of water turbines rotatably mounted on said frame, said water turbines producing rotation caused by force of said coastal waves or by force of said streamflows impinging on said water turbines, thereby generating energy;plurality of wind turbines detachably and rotatably mounted on said frame, said wind turbines producing rotation caused by force of said wind that blows on said wind turbines, thereby generating energy;a rotational transmission-system housed in said frame, comprising a plurality of shafts, sprockets, roller chains, bevel gears, one-way clutches, and transmission system cover, for conveying torque generated by the action of said water turbines, and of said wind turbines to said alternator;said bevel gears rotatably coupled to said shafts, for changing the direction of the axes of rotation from that of said wind turbines by 90 degrees;said one-way clutches rotatably coupled to said shafts, for transmitting said torque in said shafts to said alternator in only one direction toward said alternator while suspending said torque in the other direction;plurality of flywheels rigidly attached to said shafts, for retaining angular momentum of said shafts thereby maintaining substantially steady rotation of said shafts of said alternator;at least one buoyancy chamber fitted rigidly at the bottom of said frame, having at least one hermetically sealed water tank that can be emptied of water, for reducing the weight of said hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester by pumping said water out of said buoyancy chamber, thereby enhancing maneuverability of said hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester in water;a plurality of stabilization tanks detachably mounted on said frame above said water turbines, comprising at least one watertight overhead tank that can be filled with water, for increasing weight and stability of said hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester;wheels rotatably connected to said frame, for enabling said hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester to roll along a surface. 16. Said energy farm comprising a plurality of said hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester as recited in claim 15 linked together, thereby combining said electrical energy produced by a group of said hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester. 17. Said energy farm, recited in claim 16, comprising a plurality of said hydrokinetic & wind energy harvester arrayed along said sea coast, forming a seawall-like barrier for acting as an energy dissipater, whereby reducing coastal erosion of said sea coast.