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British Hydropower Association | abstraction licences – guidelines, application forms; listings of installers, suppliers etc. |
Do the Math | the mathematics of the energy-water nexus |
Engineers Daily | micro-hydro for developing countries |
Estimating Head and Flow | how to roughly estimate the head and flow of your stream, to calculate the amount of power you could generate. |
Foundation for Water & Energy Education | US site with lots of useful info, plus practical educational resources for generating hyro-power |
Gov.uk | govt. guidelines, application forms etc. |
Guide on Developing a Small Hydropower Plant 1 | 151-page pdf guide to small hydropower from the European Small Hydropower Association |
Guide on Developing a Small Hydropower Plant 2 | 145-page guide – second part of the above |
International Hydropower Association | promoting hydro-power internationally |
Low-Tech Magazine | back to basics: direct hydropower |
Micro-Hydro Association | helping promote micro hydro and to lobby for simplification of the regulations governing its adoption; listing of installers, suppliers etc. |
Microhydropower.net | international site with info and manuals etc. |
National River Flow Archive | river flow data in the UK |
Pico Hydro for Cost-Effective Lighting | pdf document about using very small hydro systems for lighting in developing countries – from Boiling Point magazine |
REUK | how to construct a DIY waterwheel |
Sciencing | how to build a micro-hydro turbine generator |
WaterHistory | history of waterwheels |
Wikipedia | micro-hydro |
Wikipedia | pico-hydro – teeny systems |