Hydro Power
Axial Turbine Guide to Installation
This simple guide gives the most important process steps for the installation of the
Axial Turbine. Practical Action, 12 pages.
Axial Turbine Guide to Manufacture
A low-cost low-head axial turbine design developed for manufacture in Peru.
Layout and construction of canals
Small hydroelectric plants are an option for thousands of isolated areas without any hope of being connected to the national electricity grid.
J.Segura, L.Rodríguez & P.Núñez, Practical Action Peru, 1995, 25 pages
Micro-hydro in Peru
Video: Micro-hydro in Peru showing some of the work by Practical Action Latin America. Duration: 4:32
Micro-Hydro Power
This brief looks at micro-hydro power, the various types of turbine, and the economics.
Alison Doig for Practical Action, Last updated April 2009, 7 pages.
River Turbines
The use of kinetic energy is an alternative approach to generating electricity which draws upon a renewable source of energy.
Practical Action Latin America, 2008, 3 pages.
The use of kinetic energy is an alternative approach to generating electricity which draws upon a renewable source of energy.
Practical Action Latin America, 2008, 3 pages.
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