Micro-hydro Power: A guide for development workers

Fraenkel, Peter; Parish, Oliver; Bolkalders, Varis; Harvey, Adam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853390291 ISBN 13: 9781853390296

Publisher: Practical Action Publishing, 1991

Micro-hydro Power is a comprehensive and practical guide to this valuable renewable energy resource, bringing together the authors' many years of practical experience in micro-hydro design and implementation throughout the world. The previous lack of reliable information about practical solutions for providing energy in remote areas makes this an important addition to the literature on the subject. This book is essential reading for anyone involved in designing or implementing micro-hydro power schemes in both developing and developed countries, and for those operating and maintaining existing systems. It will also be useful for anyone running training courses in micro-hydro technology. Micro-hydro Power will assist anyone with some general technical experience to arrive at practical and soundly based decisions. It provides information on topics such as: * Can a particular stream be used to generate power? * What is the most appropriate design concept? * What are the costs and economics of such a scheme? * What maintenance is needed for reliable operation? The authors of this book are applications specialists with IT Power and the Stockholm Environment Institute.

Product Description:

This title, first published in 1991, has now been reprinted in 2003.

About the Author:

Peter Fraenkel is a founder and Technical Director of Marine Current Turbines Ltd, a company that is pioneering the development of tidal stream power systems. He is a chartered mechanical engineer with experience in aviation in the U.K. and copper mining and processing in Africa. He has worked on renewable energy technologies since the mid-1970s, starting with ITDG and later with IT Power, a renewable energy consultancy, particularly in the field of small-scale wind technology, small hydro and solar photovoltaic systems.