Another interesting concept for capturing the energy from tides: http://www.smdhydrovision.com/products/?id=27
It seems that they have some small scale prototypes. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Moody" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 3:47 PM Subject: RE: [microhydro] Newbie intro > Hello, as a newbie I barely know where to begin. > > I own a point lot in the Bahamas that is very remote and is located at the > mouth of an approx 30' stream that feeds a large salt pond. The tidal flow > is almost continual with very little down time between directional changes. > Quite alot of water moves through this cut but I have no measurement or even > understand how to obtain one. The site has so much energy flowing by, I am > trying learn how to harness and utilize enough for the electrical needs of a > home and small work shop. > > Can this be done practically? > > Thanks > > Tom > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of sno > Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 8:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [microhydro] Newbie intro > > > > > Dennis..looks like a great idea....you mention a video on your pages > but was unable to find it.... > > It seems like the volume of water would be low....even if the pressure > rises....do you have a volume reading for your setup....in comparison > to rpm and pressure....?? > > thanks...have fun.....sno > > Dennis Buller wrote: > > > > Dear Cather, > > > > I have created a new form of run of the river hydro you may > be interested in. It is still in the preliminary phases, but it is simple > enough that you may be able to build it. Also on my links page, I have > listed all of the run of the river sites that I know of, big and small. > > sincerely, > > -Dennis > > HYPERLINK > "http://WildWaterPower.com"http://WildWaterPower.com<HYPERLINK > "http://wildwaterpower.com/"http://wildwaterpower.com/> > > > > Greetings all. > > > > My name is Cather, and I have recently bought a house in the middle of > > nowhere. THe property is on the bank of a river, and I have been > > trying to figure out if there is a practical way to get hydro power to > > act as either a supplement to grid power or as a replacement. 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