21. EVDS MDP Abstract A Portable hydropower energy Source by JJ Richters Supervisor Dr.R. Wardell. 1987. A thorough needs analysis indicates that the http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/faculties/EV/designresearch/mdp_abstracts/id/id87_ri

A Portable Hydropower Energy Source by J.J. Richters Supervisor: Dr. R. Wardell A thorough needs analysis indicates that the extraction of kinetic energy from a river through the use of a floating turbine can find applications in developing countries. Through theoretical analysis, it is shown that only a limited quantity of kinetic energy in a river flow can be converted into useful energy. However, it is also shown that this amount of energy is still sufficient to produce power for small appliances. Rotors can be used to convert the kinetic energy into rotational energy. Various rotor designs were considered and some were tested to obtain performance data. One rotor design was chosen on the basis of performance and simplicity of construction. Through a systematic design analysis a design is proposed that uses this rotor and demonstrates the feasibility of building a floating turbine. Careful consideration is given to the ergonomics of such a floating turbine as well as environment were it will be used. KEYWORDS: alternative energy, kinetic energy, floating turbine, hydropower, Delta-wing propeller

22. Barker Reservoir Frequently Asked Questions from the continued generation of electricity. hydropower energy willbe sold to Xcel Energy. Energy sold to Xcel will provide revenue http://www.ci.boulder.co.us/publicworks/depts/utilities/projects/barker-res/htm/

Frequently Asked Questions PDF file: Hydropower Content Area: Questions: Hydropower Updated 3/28/01 Will the city's acquisition of the Boulder Canyon hydroelectric plant affect historic operations and power output? Who will benefit from the energy production? Will the city need to hire more staff to operate the facilities? Right now the creek flows in Boulder fluctuate frequently. Some of these fluctuations in stream flow are associated with the peaking operations of Boulder Canyon Hydro. Will this continue? ... How can I provide input to the hydropower planning portion of the Middle Boulder Creek Source Water Management Work Plan? Will the city's acquisition of the Boulder Canyon hydroelectric plant affect historic operations and power output? Boulder Canyon Hydro will continue to be operated. The city of Boulder has a contract with Xcel Energy (formerly Public Service Company of Colorado) for the sale of all the electricity generated at Boulder Canyon Hydro. The operation of Boulder Canyon Hydro will be studied during the development of the management plan. Some operational changes are envisioned in order to balance all of the interests for use of the facilities.

23. GAP Hydropower projected share in total energy production will be 22 percent of the country’sproduction and equal to the country s total hydropower energy production in http://www.fas.usda.gov/remote/mideast_pecad/gap/hyrdopower.htm

GAP's Hydropower Component Approximately 75 percent of GAP’s funding (9.6 billion US dollars) has been spent on the hydropower component. The Karakaya and Atatürk Dams provide nearly 60 percent of the GAP’s energy production , for a total of 4200 MW installed capacity. When completed in 2010, GAP's projected share in total energy production will be 22 percent of the country’s production and equal to the country's total hydropower energy production in 1988. In January 1999, 13 percent of the country’s energy was produced consisting of 56 percent of GAP’s planned energy capacity, and 43 percent of Turkey’s total hydraulic energy capacity.

24. ESA Portal - Protecting The Environment - Space Shows Way To Europe’s Renewable of ESA announced plans to fund an international project to foster the developmentof EObased services for the wind, solar and hydropower energy industries. http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMORAYO4HD_Protecting_0.html

ESA Life in Space Expanding Frontiers Improving Daily Life ... Benefits for Europe Services Subscribe Search All ESA Home Advanced Search A German windfarm Space shows way to Europe’s renewable energy future 31 July 2003 How can we more effectively harness the free and endless energy resources of the Sun, wind and water? One answer is orbiting above us. Satellites provide us with a wide variety of data that can help with many aspects of the building and management of renewable energy plants. ESA recently held a workshop at its Frascati-based centre in Italy, attended by representatives of the Earth Observation (EO) service industry together with renewable energy companies and utilities to explore how satellite data can be exploited in this area. And this month the Earth Observation (EO) Market Development section of ESA announced plans to fund an international project to foster the development of EO-based services for the wind, solar and hydropower energy industries. Europe is already the world leader in renewable energy. Denmark is flanked by some 2,300 wind turbines, supplying 15% of its electricity. Germany is on course to have 140,000 solar-panelled rooftops by 2005. More than half of Scandinavia’s energy comes from hydropower. And as part of Kyoto-protocol efforts to curb carbon emissions, the European Commission has pledged that renewable sources will make up 22% of Europe’s energy supply by the end of this decade (up from 14% in 1997). As the importance of the renewables sector grows, the idea has arisen to use satellite data for better exploitation of its various energy sources.

25. Agriculture, Environment, Rural Development - Facts And Figures The future increase in the contribution of hydropower energy will probablycome from small hydro plants below 10Mw. Their production http://europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/envir/report/en/n-food_en/report.htm

IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE: The information on this site is subject to a and a Non-food and energy crops, a long tradition and potential for future Alain JOARIS (Eurostat) Agricultural non-food productions areas. The production of non-food crops has a long tradition in the European Community agriculture. Existing production has been traditionally very often limited to textile fibres (flax, cotton and hemp), starch for industrial use, vegetable oils, chemical and pharmaceutical products and also medicinal plants. Many more non-food purposes have been developed or are currently under development. Flax has an age old tradition of varied uses and its natural quality and superior performance make it an important part of many products we use today. It makes coatings and floorings friendlier, concrete tougher, and fibre products stronger. Flax is also widely used for the manufacture of fine paper, composite products and oil in the cosmetics industry. Maize is also becoming widely used in industry, and not only for bio-energy purposes. Maize cob is very attractive for several industrial processes such as surface finishing and heat and sound insulation. Maize particles can also be used in the packing industry for fragile goods.

26. Electric Generation Supplier Energy Consumption Pennsylvania Power Companies Corporation s successful entry into the California electric market, its subsidiaryelectricAmerica began marketing clean hydropower energy consumption to http://www.electricamerica.com/generation-supplier.asp

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27. What Is Hydroelectric Power? hydropower energy can also be stored by pumping water from a lower reservoirto an upper reservoir, and releasing the water through turbines to produce http://finder.rmi.org/renewable/Hydroelec/index.asp

Select... What is Hydroelectric Power? How Do I Get Hydroelectric Power in My Community? What is Hydroelectric Power? Flowing water creates energy that can be captured and turned into electricity. Hydropower makes up about half of renewable energy generation. Hydropower facilities can range in size from large plants that provide electricity to many consumers to small and micro projects that provide electricity to a few households or individuals. The Department of Energy defines large hydropower as facilities that have a capacity of more than 30 megawatts; small hydropower as between 0.1 and 30 megawatts, and microhydropower as up to 100 kilowatts (0.1 megawatts). These distinctions are important when discussing the environmental impacts of hydropower projects. Large hydropower projects are the most common type of hydropower, and also the most controversial and environmentally damaging. These projects use dams to store water in reservoirs, and then run channel water through turbines, which drive generators to produce electricity. Hydropower energy can also be stored by pumping water from a lower reservoir to an upper reservoir, and releasing the water through turbines to produce electricity when it is needed. Dams, especially the large dams required for large hydropower projects, can cause environmental impacts, such as:

28. Hydropower Plants Built To Improve Yangtze Ecosystem Over 300 million farmers across the country have bid farewell to firewood, and nowuse clean hydropower energy, mostly financed with pooled funds but aided by http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/71220.htm

- SEARCH - WEATHER CHINA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ... Exchange Rates Hot Links -Media- Xinhua News Agency People's Daily China Daily China Radio International Beijing Review China Today China Pictorial People's China El Popola Cinio Chinese Literature Other web sites China Development Gateway Chinese Embassies Hydropower Plants Built to Improve Yangtze Ecosystem The Chinese government will launch within this year a program to build more small hydropower plants in the Yangtze River valley to replace environmentally damaging energy sources. The program is designed to substitute hydropower for timber and enable more farmers in the valley to use clean energy, enlarge forest area and bring more virgin forests under protection. "Hydropower is a clean energy source which is winning acceptance in China. Investors are keen to finance small hydropower plants which not only enjoy preferential government policy, but are also low cost, with low investment risks and easy to maintain," says Li Qidao, a renowned small hydropower plant expert. Li believes that farmers can afford hydropower, which is cheaper, so they do not have to use timber for heating and cooking. They will also have more time to undertake other sideline businesses involving planting and breeding, or find jobs in urban areas.

29. Idaho Rivers United - Hydropower And Energy Clean Water/Healthy Rivers. Issues by Rivers. Links. hydropower/energy. go to IRU hydro media releases. go to regional/national news on energy issues more information, contact Sara Denniston Eddie, IRU Director of hydropower energy Programs, 208/3437481. http://www.idahorivers.org/hydropower.energy.htm

Hydropower Snake River Bear River Boundary Creek ... Links HYDROPOWER/ENERGY go to IRU hydro media releases go to regional/national news on energy issues IRU Currently, our quarterly newsletter, Winter 2002 issue provides updates on collaborative relicensing process with Avista Corporation for Northern Idaho/Washington hydro projects. Read Winter 2002 Currently Overview Why Care about Dams? News Idaho Power ordered by PUC to get moving on conservation options New study shows Idaho State could bring in much needed revenues from wind power Dam relicensing moves forward for Snake River dams Northwest groups to tackle global warming ... Auger Falls Hydropower scheme has never made sense Archives (1999 - 2000): Hydropower dam on North Fork Payette Defeated PacifiCorp Files Application for Bear River Projects Idaho Rivers United and American Rivers settle dispute over water quality on Middle Snake (July 1999) License Issued for Moyie Hydro Project (June 1999) Idaho Power ordered by PUC to get moving on conservation options April 9, 2002 - The Idaho Public Utility Commission stopped just short of holding Idaho Power Company in contempt last week for failing to form an advisory group to explore energy options. The commission did, however, find 'Idaho Power's inaction to be a serious breach of compliance."

30. Facts About Hydropower - Waterpower - The World's Leading Renewable Energy Sourc Information about the world's leading renewable energy source. http://www.wvic.com/hydro-facts.htm

Home Reservoirs Hydroplants Wisconsin River ... Hydropower Facts FACTS ABOUT HYDROPOWER Energy Environment Cost Renewable ... Recreation Visit our How Hydropower Works page to learn how a hydropower plant converts the power of falling water into electric energy. Energy World-wide, about 20% of all electricity is generated by hydropower. Hydropower provides about 10% of the electricity in the United States. The United States is the second largest producer of hydropower in the world. Canada is number one. Norway produces more than 99% of its electricity with hydropower. New Zealand uses hydropower for 75% of its electricity. In the U.S., hydropower produces enough electricity to serve the needs of 28 million residential customers. This is equal to all the homes in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, North and South Dakota, Kentucky, and Tennessee. In Wisconsin, hydropower accounts for 4.1% of the electric generating capacity and 4.4% of the total electricity generated. Hydropower production in Wisconsin is about 2.1 billion kilowatt hours (kwh) per year. Based on a home using 8,000 kwh of energy and 2.5 people per home, this is enough energy to supply the residential needs of 650,000 people.

31. IEA Hydropower Agreement The IEA hydropower Agreement. Welcome. The IEA hydropower Agreement is a working group of governments and industry which intends to provide objective, balanced information about the advantages and disadvantages of hydropower. Agreement. hydropower and the World's energy Future. hydropower and the Environment Hydro power in general. Small Scale hydropower. Good Practices and success stories in hydropower http://www.ieahydro.org/

The IEA Hydropower Agreement Welcome The IEA Hydropower Agreement is a working group of governments and industry which intends to provide objective, balanced information about the advantages and disadvantages of hydropower. On this web-site you can find information about the positive and negative social and environmental effects of hydropower, about hydropower in general, and about the IEA Hydropower Agreement. Hydropower and the World's Energy Future Hydropower and the Environment Information about Hydro- power in general Small Scale Hydropower ... (German): Wasserkraft und die Energiezukunft der Welt. Last updated: February 25, 2004 Contact: Mr. Frans Koch - Secretary of the Executive Committee IEA Implementing Agreement for Hydropower Technologies and Programmes 5450 Canotek Road, Unit 53, Ottawa, Ont. CANADA K1J 9G3 Tel: +(1) 613 745 7553 Fax: +(1) 613 747 0543 Email: fkoch@gvsc.ca

32. FWEE - Foundation For Water And Energy Education Site by the Foundation for Water and energy Education. Promotes and provides extensive information about hydropower in the U.S. Northwest. http://www.fwee.org/

For more info about this site, send email to info@fwee.org Energize Our Future College Scholarships The Foundation for Water and Energy Education awarded five, $1000 scholarships to students writing the best essays on how the Northwest will meet future demands for electricity. Hydro News From Northwest Newspapers News clippings providing balanced and informative views concerning the sources, benefits and impact of using water as a renewable energy resource in the Northwest. Hydro Tours: Walk Through a Hydroelectric Project See how dams can turn the force of falling water into electricity. Sign In About FWEE NW Hydro Hydro Tours ... Site Map

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34. Chi Energy Diversified renewables company using resources such as hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, wind, solar, and geothermal, along with other environmentally beneficial services. http://www.chienergy.com/

35. Hydropower Energy From Moving Water hydropower energy from moving water This resource focuses on the renewable resource of hydro power. This brief overview of hydro power explores how energy from moving water is managed to http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/renewable/water.htm

36. Water (Hydropower) Energy hydropower energy from Moving Water. For the National energy Education Development sGuidelines for energy Education on hydropower, click here. http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/renewable/water.html

What is Energy Kid's Corner Milestones Energy Quiz ... About Energy Ant and Us Hydropower Energy from Moving Water Of the renewable energy sources that generate electricity, hydropower is the most often used. It accounted for 6 percent of U.S. generation and 42 percent of renewable generation in 2001. It is one of the oldest sources of energy and was used thousands of years ago to turn a paddle wheel for purposes such as grinding grain. Our nation’s first industrial use of hydropower to generate electricity occurred in 1880, when 16 brush-arc lamps were powered using a water turbine at the Wolverine Chair Factory in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The first U.S. hydroelectric power plant opened on the Fox River near Appleton, Wisconsin, on September 30, 1882. Until that time, coal was the only fuel used to produce electricity. Because the source of hydropower is water, hydroelectric power plants must be located on a water source. Therefore, it wasn’t until the technology to transmit electricity over long distances was developed that hydropower became widely used. Mechanical energy is derived by directing, harnessing, or channeling moving water. The amount of available energy in moving water is determined by its

37. REPP: HOME REPP investigates the relationships among policy, markets, and public demand to advance renewable energy technologies. These include biomass, hydropower, geothermal, photovoltaic, solar thermal, wind, and renewable hydrogen. http://www.repp.org

Search REPP WWW REPP 1612 K Street, NW Suite 202 Washington, DC 20006 REPP NEWS CENTER NEW STUDY! Wind Development Supports Manufacturing in... (more) Op-Ed: Renewables and Federal Energy Policy... (more) EMERGING ISSUES IN RENEWABLE ENERGY LABOR AND RENEWABLES Labor and Renewables Page Nevada PV Bill Nevada Pilot Solar Program Begins Nevada RPS ... Labor Calculator WIND ENERGY TRENDS AND ISSUES Wind Page Wind Development and Property Values North Carolina Economic Development North Carolina Offshore Wind Permitting ... Wind Energy for Electric Power RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS Renewable Portfolio Standards Page Arizona RPS Analysis State RPS Policies Nevada RPS Testimonies CLEAN AIR POLICIES

38. The Josef Hasslberger Page: Tecno The energy section of the site contains two articles of interest on hydropower generation, based on the ideas and work of Viktor Schauberger. http://www.hasslberger.com/tecno/tecno.htm

Deutsch Italiano Energy Technology Energy technology and patents The purpose of patents is to ensure the inventor gets the rightful monetary return for his efforts. However, through the examination process associated with patent applications, they have also been used to keep the technological status quo from advancing. Inventions that claim novel sources of energy which do not fit current theory get into serious trouble in the patent process. Of course there are exceptions, but many very bright inventors in the energy field have a sad story to relate. Energy technology has not advanced significantly for over a hundred years. We are still using the same internal combustion engines in our cars as our grandfathers, burning gasoline and diesel fuel like Otto and Rudolf Diesel, the inventors, in the beginning of the century. Electric motors have remained substantially equal to what was used in times of Faraday and Nikola Tesla, and even nuclear power stations are based on - steam technology(!) to turn the turbines. Windmills have been known for centuries in Holland and elsewhere and maybe the Portuguese of the 17th century were even more efficient than we are now in harnessing the tidal power of the sea. We are insisting on using up the earth's stores of fossil fuels to supply our energy needs. In addition to showing boundless greed on the part of some of our contemporaries, this is a very stupid thing to do as many of you will readily agree. We just do not know what we are causing by such a drastic exploitation of natural resources. What are we leaving to our children and their children?

39. United States Department Of Energy Hydropower Program United States Department of energy hydropower Program This Department of energy (DOE) page discusses the hydropower Program, which is aimed at conducting and coordinating development to improve http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://hydropower.inel.gov/&y=026FFBA06115E

40. Kansas Energy Information Network Compiles energy news and information specific to the state. Topics include renewable energy, wind, solar and hydropower. http://www.kansasenergy.org/index.html

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