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Small hydro, big potential
'Run of river' projects set for a boom? |
Erik Hoffner |
28 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| When I bought my house, I didn't realize that the stream that travels its acres is perennial and spring-fed ... which seemed like the perfect scenario for a microhydro generator. These units make a lot of power all day and night, unlike solar and (usually) wind. It works by siphoning off a portion of water to run through a pipe, then through a generator, and then back into the creek. Voilą! So I did the measurements and found 140 gallons per minute, which is about eno ... |
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| Topics: energy, energy at home, hydropower, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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