An essential addition to the Earthscan Planning & Installing
series, Planning and Installing Micro-Hydro Systems provides vital
diagrams, pictures and tables detailing the planning and installing
of a micro-hydro system, including information on the maintenance
and economics once an installation is running. The book covers
subjects such as measuring head and flow, ecological impacts,
scheme layouts, practical advice, calculations and turbine choice.
Archimedes screws are also covered in detail, as well as the main
conventional choices relevant to small sites.
Micro-hydro refers to hydropower systems with a power rating of
100kW or less. A 100kW system will produce 100 standard units of
electricity in one hour. These systems have been popular in some
sparsely populated or mountainous countries for a number of years,
but now new technology, less stringent regulation of grid connected
generators and standardised turbine designs are encouraging more
widespread interest in micro-hydro in the developed world.
The renewable energy sector is growing at a remarkable rate, and
whilst much attention has so far focused on solar and wind
technologies, Europe and elsewhere have great potential for
generating power from small scale hydroelectric installations.
This book is aimed at site owners, designers and consultants who
are looking to develop schemes in the micro-hydro scale 5 to 100kW
although the concepts are applicable to smaller and larger
schemes."
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