Hydrokinetic
Hydrokinetic Renewable Power harnesses the power of moving
water from rivers, streams, waves and tides to produce electrical
energy. The moving water strikes the blades of turbine or moves
a float to mechanically cause the shaft to rotate. The rotating
shaft is connected to an electrical generator, which converts the
motion of the shaft into
electrical energy.
Environmentally friendly “Low-Impact” hydroelectric
power is produced from small power plants (1 to 50 MW)
by one of several methods:
1. Run of the river, which takes the peak water flow from
streams and diverts it through a turbine and then dumps the
water back into the stream. These systems do not impede the
normal migration of fish or impound water or sediments behind
dams and usually only operate during the wettest 50% of the
year.
2. Incremental hydro, which adds turbines to existing
water, irrigation, sewer or irrigation systems to increase the
power production from existing dams.
3. Wave and Tide Power technologies are still in their
infancy and are not yet ready to efficiently compete in the power
market.
Hydrokinetic Renewable Power harnesses the power of moving
water from rivers, streams, waves and tides to produce electrical
energy. The moving water strikes the blades of turbine or moves
a float to mechanically cause the shaft to rotate. The rotating
shaft is connected to an electrical generator, which converts the
motion of the shaft into
electrical energy.
Environmentally friendly “Low-Impact” hydroelectric
power is produced from small power plants (1 to 50 MW)
by one of several methods:
1. Run of the river, which takes the peak water flow from
streams and diverts it through a turbine and then dumps the
water back into the stream. These systems do not impede the
normal migration of fish or impound water or sediments behind
dams and usually only operate during the wettest 50% of the
year.
2. Incremental hydro, which adds turbines to existing
water, irrigation, sewer or irrigation systems to increase the
power production from existing dams.
3. Wave and Tide Power technologies are still in their
infancy and are not yet ready to efficiently compete in the power
market.
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