Hydro Power
Micro and pico hydro turbines can provide electricity to people for domestic use such as lighting and can also improve income through greater business activity.
General Resources
Axial Turbine Guide to Installation
This simple guide gives the most important process steps for the installation of the Axial Turbine.
Axial Turbine Guide to Installation - Turbina Axial Guía de Instalación
Esta sencilla guía proporciona los pasos más importantes del proceso de instalación de la turbina axial.
Axial Turbine Guide to Manufacture
A low-cost low-head axial turbine design developed for manufacture in Peru.
Axial Turbine Guide to Manufacture - Turbina Axial Guía de Fabricación
Un diseño de turbina axial de bajo costo, desarrollado para la fabricación en el Perú.
Civil Works Guidelines for Micro Hydropower in Nepal
This book look at the technical aspects of designing a micro hydro scheme in Nepal.
Community Based Micro-Hydro Village Electrification Scheme Technology and Approach
This booklet explained how science is used in technology development and how this in turn is transformed into...
Is a Community Based Micro-hydro Electrification Scheme Suitable for Your Village?
This document helps a lay person to understand and gain an idea as to whether their village has a potential to meet...
Layout and Lining of Canals
Small hydroelectric plants often need to channel water. Some low-cost options are outlined in this booklet.
Michell Banki Turbine
The Michell Banki or crossflow turbine can be used in low-cost small-scale hydro schemes.
Michell-Banki Turbine - Turbina Michell Banki
The Michell Banki or crossflow turbine can be used in low-cost small-scale hydro schemes.
Micro-Hydro Power
This brief looks at micro-hydro power, the various types of turbine, and the economics.
Operation & Maintenance of Community Based Micro-Hydro Village Electrification Schemes
For the smooth running of a micro-hydro village electrification scheme, proper operation and attending to at least...
River Turbines
These turbines are powered by kinetic energy from the flow of a river. They do not require any head of water.
River Turbines - Les Turbines a Courant de Rivière
Ces turbines sont actionnées par énergie cinétique à partir de l'écoulement d'un fleuve. Ils ne nécessitent pas une...
