Using Water to Power Your Home or Farm: Educational Seminar to Focus on Small Hydropower Options Ithaca ─ As global warming accelerates and fossil fuel prices spike, New Yorkers are taking a closer look at all sorts of renewable sources of energy including hydropower. Early settlement patterns in the Finger Lakes region were mostly associated with the area’s rushing streams and rivers because of the need for power to grind grains, mill lumber, and spin manufacturing equipment. Many people associate large waterwheels or dams with hydropower, but today there are advanced microturbines available to make it relatively easy to use water from even small streams to make electricity for homes, businesses, and farms. The Green Resource Hub of the Finger Lakes and Tompkins County Cooperative Extension’s Energy $mart Communities Program will present “Using Water to Power Your Home or Farm” on Thursday, January 17 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Home Green Home, 215 The Commons, Ithaca. There is a $5 suggested donation, and light refreshments will be provided. The seminar will be presented by Tim Shadduck, the president of the Renewable Energy Group of the Southern Tier and a retired Corning engineer. Tim has been researching various designs for a “microhydro” power system for his own rural property, and will share the results of his search for the right combination of components. He will cover both moving water systems (creeks and streams) and stored water systems (upper and lower ponds) from design concepts to evaluation of turbines and construction variables. The Green Resource Hub’s winter seminar series also includes classes at Home Green Home on heating with biomass (November 29) and on natural sources for home insulation (February 21). The Green Resource Hub of the Finger Lakes is a non-profit organization that aims to expand the regional marketplace for sustainable living through consumer education and workforce training in green building, energy efficiency, renewable energy and green purchasing.
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