Buy land with a year round fast flowing water source, and get hydropower as well as solar. Then you only need generator power for surge output.
Velocity is not necessary for hydro. Its volume of water and elevation change. You'd be surprised by how much water and elevation change you need. Last time I remember doing the calcs, you'd need at least a 40' elevation drop with at least an 8" pipe to run a small house.
There are small turbines that only require a 5 foot drop and can put out 15kW.
Sure. Kaplan's etc. Mostly a function of water flow but 15kw turbines need a min drop of 3meter.
So scale up the pipe diameter and it scales down the drop, let's be honest here, there are pipes and impellers bigger than 8"
Plus you could setup multiple
multiple is the way to go
Nature is your limit! Not pipe size. I figured 8" would flow enough, easy enough to handle in remote locations, etc.... You'd be hard pressed to find a piece of property with that elevation change with that flow of water. You'd basically be buying a large waterfall, which would be costly...
My weir at 2m drop max theoretically generates 2-3kw varying with seasonal flow
what if you had ten of them?
That's gonna give you at least 10,000W continuous. That's a hell of a load for a small house unless you're trying to cook, heat, and heat water with electricity.
Ever lose power in Florida for weeks on end? 10kw is not enough!! Haha
I have [redacted] I really want to do this. Need to find resources on how to do it and make sure my commie ass governor won't fuck me for it.
Just keep your mouth shut about it.
If you can get a drop of say 15m across your property from where the water enters then you can generate power just by using a narrow diameter pipe. Easily hidden inlet. No civil works at all.
There are laws against using hydro and dams, Patriot. (((They))) will shut it down. A deep well is best, build a shack around it so niggers don't know it's there.
there are new designs that sit on the side of a creek and have wide soft-bladed turbines that allow fish to pass throufh.
But it was invented by White people, so, illegal now :(
History Channel has a great show called Mountain Men. One of the guys lives in NC and uses his river for electricity to run various things, even a saw mill. It s a great show to check out.
I do enjoy the history channel, when it is accurate.
year round fast flowing water source
good luck putting a generator in the water. You'll learn about the federal waterways regulations really quick.
You don't need the turbines in the water. A turgo for example.
High head fast flow low volume turbines.
Can be anywhere on the property but of course the tailrace is a factor
you can't reroute any water without permission
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