MICRO-HYDRO POWER

Veterans Energy Solutions, LLC (VES) is an energy solutions provider, not a product vendor. So we have no obligation to manufacturers. We will find the best and the most cost-effective technologies, rather than adapting equipment to your project. And, if you have a preferred vendor, we can use their technologies with no conflict of interest. We customize micro hydropower designs based on your needs. VES is State of Florida Certified (Unlimited Electrical Contractor: EC13003828) to install micro hydropower systems.

Micro hydropower systems usually generate up to 100 kilowatts (kW) of electricity. Most of the hydropower systems used by homeowners and small business owners, including farmers and ranchers, would qualify as micro hydropower systems. In fact, a 10-kilowatt micro hydropower system generally can provide enough power for a large home, a small resort, or a hobby farm.

Hydropower systems use the energy in flowing water to produce electricity or mechanical energy. Although there are several ways to harness the moving water to produce energy, run-of-the-river systems, which do not require large storage reservoirs, are often used for micro hydropower systems.

For run-of-the-river micro hydropower systems, a portion of a river's water is diverted to a water conveyance—channel, pipeline, or pressurized pipeline (penstock)—that delivers it to a turbine or waterwheel. The moving water rotates the wheel or turbine, which spins a shaft. The motion of the shaft can be used for mechanical processes, such as pumping water, or it can be used to power an alternator or generator to generate electricity.

A micro hydropower system can be grid-connected or it can be an independent system (off-grid).


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