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Another Small & Micro hydropower question for you to consider and answer in the comments on this post:
What Small & Micro Hydro regulation issues do you find most difficult for you?
Jess
Stainless Steel Pelton Nozzle and Spear Valve
The following diagram depicts DoradoVista’s twelve steps to evaluate a Small or Micro Hydropower site. As mentioned last month we will be covering each of the twelve evaluation steps in more detail as we update our Small & Micro Hydropower posts. Again please add comments or questions to each post so that we can address your needs more adequately.
12 Step Small & Micro Hydropower Evaluation Process
Tim,
Thanks for the words of encouragement about our “Small & Micro Hydropower Newsletter” work at DoradoVista, Inc. and now with our SmallHydro Blog and Small & Micro Hydro site at SmallHydro.com !
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in 30 years of engineering and management experience. There are no stupid questions. I am amazed how often the experts and novices alike assume a given field of knowledge is obvious.
One of the reasons we started the “Small & Micro Hydropower Newsletter” was the realization that people who are considering Renewable Energy Hydropower need a certain introductory level of Energy & Systems knowledge to get started. This is so individuals are comfortable asking what they need to ask about each unique project. This helps get the Hydropower projects evaluated accurately and allows them to make good decisions for project success.
Our plan is that part of this sequence of newsletters will become the basis for an on-line introductory to Small & Micro Hydro-power systems class. There are a few decent sites that start the ball rolling, but they often are talking only to experienced engineers in the hydro field. The two ESHA PDF links on the http://www.DoradoVista.com/DV_Hydro_Power.html pages have just such a course. Great stuff, but we’ll need to assist you in understanding what it means.
When we get to the various options and procedures, you should have enough knowledge to understand what to do, How to do it, who can help, and when. It’s a big goal, but worth doing. Once this base of understanding is established then we can begin the real fun with some Hydro-Pro-Amateur Blog-comments-forum type interactions to help one another.
By the way, feel free to ask questions. We’ll try to get you answers either via the newsletter or email.
Sincerely,
Jess
DoradoVista, Inc.
PS. Do you mind if we reprint your name (Tim), your question and this answer in a future newsletter update? It helps others to feel comfortable with the same issues you ask about. (You are not alone!)
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