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How to Build a Mini Hydroelectric Generator from Washing Machine Parts

Matias Prieto — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:38:43 +0000

In this video we will see how an old washing machine is converted into a little hydroelectric generator for powering an off the grid house. Essentially, what he does is attaching a Pelton wheel to the shaft, diverting some of the water through a pipe and the difference in height between the water intake and […]

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Roadblocks to Hydro Power Generation in Bhutan

Annika Tostengard — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 15:50:17 +0000

Bhutan is a small country, located northeast of India. While small, the country has the potential to generate a massive amount of hydro power, since it is home to mountainous terrain brimming with fast-flowing rivers. The area could generate up to 30,000 MW of power, though it is estimated that, given the limits of technology, 24,000 MW […]

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Floating Sea Wall Makes Energy from Rivers

Samantha Joe — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:43:42 +0000

Waterstudio, led by Koen Olthuis, is a Dutch firm that explores solutions in urban planning and research as it relates to water. One of their concepts is a floating sea wall, named The Parthenon. The Parthenon serves multiple purposes: it slows water as it pushes into a harbor, and harvests the energy that water generates. […]

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Burlington, Vermont – 100% Powered by Renewable Energy

Benji Jerew — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 13:19:14 +0000

If you ever get a chance, you should definitely take a ride through The Green Mountain State, Vermont, in the Northeast, one reason being that you can visit the Nation’s first city entirely powered by renewable energy, Burlington. Seeing as Vermont is situated only about an hour from where I used to live, it should […]

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Oregon Utilities Setting Target of Reducing CO2 Emissions 10% Below 1990 Levels

Mike Sandru — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:12:18 +0000

To decrease the amount of greenhouse emissions 10% below 1990 levels, Portland General Electric (PGE) in Oregon intends to replace coal plants with 2,362 MW wind energy systems and 557 MW of simple-cycle combustion turbines burning natural gas.

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Aquabank – Underground Energy Storage and Production

Cristi — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:13:59 +0000

Riverbank Power has developed a project that is of high interest. Water gathered in a bungalow on a river shore will fall in a 600m deep gallery where turbines are mounted. The water pressure will rotate the huge turbines which will create electrical power.

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DIY: Make Electricity Using Your Backyard Stream

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:22:00 +0000

The main idea is simple: find yourself a river, make sure its falling abruptly enough to have the necessary speed and velocity to spin your turbine, and make the necessary piping and flow control system.

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