Micro-hydro Electric Power - Couverture souple

Holland, Ray

 
9781853393631: Micro-hydro Electric Power

Synopsis

Like all forms of renewable energy, micro hydro-electric power has recently attracted worldwide interest; and yet the basic technology is not new. While seeming to offer power at extremely low annual running cost and with very few technical complications, there are yet few countries where its use has become widespread. It is found that design, installation, and management have all to be treated very care-fully. It has been demonstrated in many places that small hydro power can make a very important contribution towards rural development, such as in the Peoples' Republic of China, where some 80,000 mini hydro plants have been installed over the last twenty years. But there are pitfalls for the unwary. This paper introduces the techniques and a guide how to approach mini hydro projects. It is concerned only with systems of up to approximately 100kW output.

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À propos de l?auteur

Ray Holland is an Electrical Engineer working as Project Manager with the Industrial Services Division of ITDG. Over the past four years he has been managing micro hydro projects in many developing countries including Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand and Colombia.

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