Renewable Energy – Hydel and Bio Energy

Very small water turbine systems can be deployed in places where a steady stream of water in available in rivulets. Either the available head or the discharge can be made use of to run a turbine. Depending on the terrain, head & discharge available different types of turbines can be deployed to run a generator to get electricity. These are run of the river systems, which does not need elaborate storage dams or penstocks. Water from the rivulet is run through the turbine and let off back to the turbine in the same stream. Thus there is no potential dislocation of the ecosystem or families/ villages which have to relocate. The latter is often the major factor in determining issue in the site selection of major hydro electric project. Also the dam and the associated construction work could be a major obstacle in such projects.