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Microhydro is pretty reliable. I've seen quite a few micro and pico hydro plants in mountainous regions of Karnataka (an Indian state) that supply power nearby
by swatkat 13y ago
Microhydro is pretty reliable. I've seen quite a few micro and pico hydro plants in mountainous regions of Karnataka (an Indian state) that supply power nearby villages[1]. They're pretty popular in Himalayan states as well[2]. Ministry of Energy subsidizes them[3][4].
[1]http://kredlinfo.in/hydrostat.aspx http://kredlinfo.in/hydrostat.aspx
[2]http://www.ureda.uk.gov.in/pages/display/131-micro-hydro-projects http://www.ureda.uk.gov.in/pages/display/131-micro-hydro-pro...
[3]http://www.mnre.gov.in/schemes/grid-connected/small-hydro/ http://www.mnre.gov.in/schemes/grid-connected/small-hydro/
[4]http://www.iitr.ac.in/departments/AH/pages/Activities+Short_Term_Training_Programmes+Courses+Small_Hydro_Power.html http://www.iitr.ac.in/departments/AH/pages/Activities+Short_...
- coldarchon 13y agoMaybe you can answer me a question I had after reading all of it; How are those micro hydro plants in the mountains protected from frost?
- swatkat 13y agocoldarchon 19 hours ago | link [dead] Maybe you can answer me a question I had after reading all of it; How are those micro hydro plants in the mountains protected from frost? ----- @coldarchon, Somehow, your posts are marked as [dead]. You may want to shoot a mail to pg. Regarding the frost problem, sorry, I'm not sure how that's handled in cold regions. The ones I've seen are from south-west part of India, which has tropical climate[1]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Ghats#Climate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Ghats#Climate