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Articles & Whitepapers
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Microhydro Evolution - Installation of a Low Head Hydro System
Every morning, before brushing teeth or having a look at the weather outside our Victoria, Australia, off-grid home, my wife Carrie or I pad downstairs to the battery room to check the meters that monitor our electrical system. The reading determines whether we use the propane stove or the electric jug to heat water for our tea. Since our microhydro plant upgrade, it’s usually the jug. ...
News
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C-Power Wins DOE Funding for H3 StingRAY Design
Announcement: C·Power Wins DOE Funding for H3 StingRAY Design. The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded DOE funding for design of the H3 StingRAY! Congrats to the project PI Pukha Lenee-Bluhm! Congrats to rest of the team as well! ...
Equipment & Solutions
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Hydropower Plant
Extra head, provided by Obermeyer gates, results in increased power production by maintaining maximum allowable pond elevations at all times. Although head can be increased temporarily by use of flashboards, our gates offer many advantages: The 1 to 3 foot margins typically required to cause failure of flashboards cause unnecessary upstream flooding under high flow conditions. Obermeyer Spillway ...