Resources
Here you’ll find a variety of resources – videos, newsletters, articles, installations – to assist you on your microhydro journey.
Fish Farm in British Columbia
Three LH1000 machines generating 1000 watts each. Also utilizing…
March 24, 2020/by Micro HydroConnecting to the Grid: A Letter from Paul
Many people contact us concerning the possibility of using a power source that is either connected to the commercial power grid or feeding power to a house that is. While this may be possible, it is not likely to make economic sense.
March 23, 2020/by Micro HydroNewsletter – December 2017
It has been a while since the previous newsletter. We are doing many new things and it is time to mention a few of these. As usual, we are trying to do things that are not being done now so we fill an opening in the market.
December 23, 2017/by Micro HydroMultiple System Microhydro in British Columbia
Three Easy Tune Machines50 Feet of Gross HeadGenerating ~800…
March 24, 2020/by Micro HydroGrid-Tie Micro Hydro Videos
Two 4 nozzle X-Stream Engines were installed at the site. The…
March 23, 2020/by Micro HydroWatter Buddy Testing
The video below features the in-house testing of the new Watter Buddy engine.
March 23, 2020/by Micro HydroLiving Off-Grid
As a few of ES&D’s customers have learned, living off-grid can allow you to follow your passion. A couple of kayakers are able to live closer than anybody else to the Skookumchuck Narrows thanks to micro hydro energy.
March 23, 2020/by Micro HydroMicrohydro in West Virginia With Buried Penstock
Single, two 3/4″ nozzle, stream engine producing 510 Watts…
March 24, 2020/by Micro HydroGREETINGS FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT ENERGY SYSTEMS AND DESIGN
We are still open and filling orders but have made the difficult…
April 9, 2020/by Micro HydroMicrohydro-Electric Systems Simplified
If you have a suitable site, harnessing the energy in a stream or creek can be the most cost-effective way to make renewable electricity. Compared to the sun and wind’s variability, a stream’s flow is relatively consistent, making microhydro-electric system output the most predictable of all the renewable energy (RE) electrical systems.
March 23, 2020/by Micro HydroOff-Grid Microhydro in British Columbia
1250 ft of 1.5” Poly Water Line100 psi Static HeadRoughly…
March 24, 2020/by Micro HydroMicro Power to the People
A letter to the editor alerted me to my chance to finally see a microhydro system. On January 18, Vivian Stockman and I visited Mickey and Jennifer Janowski, who live at an elevation of 2,250 feet in Webster County, W.Va.
March 23, 2020/by Micro Hydro