04819nam 2200637Ia 450 991078126990332120200520144314.01-55092-448-6(CKB)2550000000033084(EBL)904481(OCoLC)798535078(SSID)ssj0000541181(PQKBManifestationID)11327657(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000541181(PQKBWorkID)10493809(PQKB)10761769(Au-PeEL)EBL904481(CaPaEBR)ebr10464440(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/qs3dz3(MiAaPQ)EBC904481(EXLCZ)99255000000003308420100622d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSerious microhydro[electronic resource] water power solutions from the experts /edited by Scott DavisGabriola Island, B.C. New Societyc20101 online resource (353 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-86571-638-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Advance Praise; Title Page; Rights Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Case Studies by Head; Part One: Classic High Pressure Sites; Chapter 1: Sustainable Skiing - Snowmass Ski Area Gets Hydro; Chapter 2: From Water to Wire - Building a Microhydro System; Chapter 3: Hydro Power High in the Canadian Rockies; Chapter 4: Powerful Dreams - Crown Hill Farm's Hydroelectric Plant; Part Two: Household Pressure Sites; Chapter 5: The Small AC System; Chapter 6: Kennedy Creek Hydroelectric Systems; Chapter 7: Independent Power and Light!; Chapter 8: A Visit to Hydro OzChapter 9: Historic Oregon Trading Post - A Renewable Energy Model for the Public Chapter 10: A Working Microhydro at Journey's End Forest Ranch; Chapter 11: Living With Lil Otto or Microhydro in Seasonally Wet Climates; Chapter 12: Water Power in the Andes: Yesterday's Solution for Today's Needs; Chapter 13: Zen and the Art of Sunshine; Chapter 14: Power to the People; Chapter 15: A Batteryless Utility Intertie Microhydro System; Chapter 16: PV/Hydro Systems and a Visit to the Lil Otto Hydroworks; Chapter 17: Mini Hybrid Power System; Chapter 18: Hydro Power Done Dirt CheapChapter 19: A Microhydro Learning Experience Chapter 20: Hydro - New England Style; Chapter 21: Remote Power and Amateur Radio; Chapter 22: Been There, Done That; Chapter 23: The Ten Kinzel/Kingsley Rules for Surviving Microhydro; Part Three: Low Head Sites; Chapter 24: Ultra-Low Head Hydro; Chapter 25: Rolling Thunder; Chapter 26: Handmade Hydro Homestead; Chapter 27: Choosing Microhydro - Clean Electricity in the Outback; Chapter 28: Water Rites - A Microhydro Evolution; Chapter 29: 240 VAC Direct Drive Hydro; Chapter 30: Annex 4 - Picohydro Pilots Established in EcuadorChapter 31: One Dam On Its Way Part Four: Microhydro in Context - History, Tips, Critical Design Elements; Chapter 32: The Photo Comparison Method of Estimating Water Flow; Chapter 33: Small Water Power Siting; Chapter 34: Review of The Death of Ben Linder; Chapter 35: Microhydro Power in the Nineties; Chapter 36: Soft Starting Electrical Motors; Chapter 37: Microhydro Intake Design; Chapter 38: Microhydro Pipe Dilemma; Chapter 39: The Hydro's Back; Chapter 40: The Village or the House - That is the Question; Part Five: The Future - Bringing Market Solutions to Environmental ProblemsChapter 41: Twenty Years of People Power Chapter 42: Energy Farming; Chapter 43: Practical Solar - A Californian Combines Net Metering with Time of Use Metering to Make PV Pay; Chapter 44: Independent Power Providers - Beyond Net Metering; Chapter 45: Seeking Our Own Level; Chapter 46: Clearing the Air - Home Power Dispels the Top RE Myths; Chapter 47: Stimulating the Picohydropower Market for Low Income Households in Ecuador - Executive Summary; Chapter 48: The Story of PowerPal Microhydro; Chapter 49: Market Solutions for Environmental Problems - The Streamworks Project; Endnotes; IndexAbout the AuthorFrom water to wire--harnessing the energy of running water.Water-powerSmall power production facilitiesHydroelectric power plantsWater-power.Small power production facilities.Hydroelectric power plants.621.31/2134621.312134Davis Scott(Scott L.)771142MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781269903321Serious microhydro3819972UNINA