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> Search for micro-hydro if you want to know more. I've probably seen everything YT has to offer on that. :-D While I really enjoy those videos and the "let's
by martin_a 4y ago
> Search for micro-hydro if you want to know more.
I've probably seen everything YT has to offer on that. :-D
While I really enjoy those videos and the "let's just do it" vibe with old washing machines as generators, I'm also somewhat happy that Germany has rather strict regulations on how to use water from streams and rivers. Some installations are quite disturbing for local ecosystems. But being off-grid in remote areas these solutions seem like a probable compromise.
- jandrese 4y agoMost micro-hydro setups seem to divert only part of the stream and only do it for a few hundred meters or so. These streams are typically much too small to be salmon spawning grounds or the like so the ecological impact seems pretty minimal. It's not like they're drinking all of the water, it gets returned to the stream right below the turbine.