Comments on: Run of River Small & Micro Hydropower Issues http://smallhydro.com/200904/renewable-energy-hydro/run-of-river-small-micro-hydropower-issues/ Your Online Small Hydroelectric Power Resource! Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:12:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Debra http://smallhydro.com/200904/renewable-energy-hydro/run-of-river-small-micro-hydropower-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Debra Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:56:56 +0000 http://smallhydro.com/?p=280#comment-71 Dear Andy, Perhaps I could be of some assistance in your endeavor. The company I work for (Fountain Design Ltd) has recently developed a direct-drive permanent magnet generator incorporating a fully sealed rotor and stator. This design is totally unique and the robust construction lends itself to the harsh environment of an on-river hydro application. Also, with regards to pre-feasibility and/or feasibility studies, these are basically initial assessments purely to predict the potential power that could be generated from the site. The main purpose of this assessment is to give an indication if a site could be viable for development by establishing if there is enough potential power output to warrant development (also considers other affecting factors such as ecology, geology etc) . The proof-of-concept of our device is available to view on our website www.fountaindesign.co.uk . If you are interested in our device, you could send us some figures (we can tell you exactly what we need and how to get it) and we'll crunch some numbers to estimate hydropower potential of the site and calculate the electrical output that could be generated using our waterwheel at the site. Our full contact details are available on the website if you would like to get in touch. Wishing you the best for your future enterprises. Debra Taylor Dear Andy,

Perhaps I could be of some assistance in your endeavor. The company I work for (Fountain Design Ltd) has recently developed a direct-drive permanent magnet generator incorporating a fully sealed rotor and stator. This design is totally unique and the robust construction lends itself to the harsh environment of an on-river hydro application.
Also, with regards to pre-feasibility and/or feasibility studies, these are basically initial assessments purely to predict the potential power that could be generated from the site. The main purpose of this assessment is to give an indication if a site could be viable for development by establishing if there is enough potential power output to warrant development (also considers other affecting factors such as ecology, geology etc) .
The proof-of-concept of our device is available to view on our website http://www.fountaindesign.co.uk . If you are interested in our device, you could send us some figures (we can tell you exactly what we need and how to get it) and we’ll crunch some numbers to estimate hydropower potential of the site and calculate the electrical output that could be generated using our waterwheel at the site. Our full contact details are available on the website if you would like to get in touch.

Wishing you the best for your future enterprises.

Debra Taylor

]]> By: ADOKO http://smallhydro.com/200904/renewable-energy-hydro/run-of-river-small-micro-hydropower-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-66 ADOKO Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:59:16 +0000 http://smallhydro.com/?p=280#comment-66 Dear Andy, I am quite sure that you have good motive and dream to recreate your stream for some thing more useful. But I am affraid if you can materialise your dream as you have confirmed that you have little knowledge about the hydropower. I will suggest that you put more effort in getting the knowledge of hydropower.. It takes a team of several professional to construct a micro hydropower,. I think,other freinds can equally contribute to this situation. A good study and a fisibility is the key for a successful implementation of a hydropower. Regards. adokoi Dear Andy,

I am quite sure that you have good motive and dream to recreate your stream for some thing more useful. But I am affraid if you can materialise your dream as you have confirmed that you have little knowledge about the hydropower.
I will suggest that you put more effort in getting the knowledge of hydropower.. It takes a team of several professional to construct a micro hydropower,.
I think,other freinds can equally contribute to this situation.
A good study and a fisibility is the key for a successful implementation of a hydropower.
Regards.
adokoi

]]> By: Andy http://smallhydro.com/200904/renewable-energy-hydro/run-of-river-small-micro-hydropower-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Andy Wed, 20 May 2009 20:28:29 +0000 http://smallhydro.com/?p=280#comment-63 Hi my name is Andy and i live in the SW of the uk, Devon too be exact - please excuse me as i am a complete novice and just begining to find the right infomation to form a project brief for a river hydro system. I would be interested to know if there is a system that works like a dynamo using a paddle wheel to generate electricity. we have a fast flowing river in our locality and i am certain if i could find the right equipment and advise i could create a huge amount of energy. Please let me know of any sites that may produce the equipment i am interested in or if i may have to consider designing and producing it thanks in advance Andy Hi my name is Andy and i live in the SW of the uk, Devon too be exact – please excuse me as i am a complete novice and just begining to find the right infomation to form a project brief for a river hydro system. I would be interested to know if there is a system that works like a dynamo using a paddle wheel to generate electricity. we have a fast flowing river in our locality and i am certain if i could find the right equipment and advise i could create a huge amount of energy.

Please let me know of any sites that may produce the equipment i am interested in or if i may have to consider designing and producing it

thanks in advance
Andy

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