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Reliable, Renewable Power: Drop-in Hydropower with the Flip-Wing Turbine
Hydrovolts capitalizes upon the large global opportunity of untapped energy of controlled flowing water, enabling clean electricity in places never before possible. The company’s zero-head hydrokinetic turbines offer an economical and easy way to generate reliable, local clean power in millions of locations around the world, including water canals, dam tailraces, thermal cooling discharges, water and wastewater treatment plants, rivers and tidal channels. Hydrovolts technology offers reliability, predictability, cost-efficiency and control unmatched by other renewable energy sources.
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On May 5th, 2011 at 2:11 am Burt Hamner Said:
Hydrovolts recently won First Prize in the Imagine H2O Water-Energy Nexus business competition. It was a national finalist in the 2009 Cleantech Open and won the CTO’s National Sustainability Award that year. Many more details are available at http://www.hydrovolts.com
– Burt Hamner
On May 8th, 2011 at 12:49 pm Ira Sorkin Said:
Burt: Could this be adapted as a wind turbine? It would seem
that the simplicity of this kind of turbine would be a much better
idea than the huge propeller and tower units that are in use
at this time.
On May 10th, 2011 at 11:16 am Joel Goldberg Said:
Tremendous idea, Burt! Here at Planet Forward HQ, we’re all about making communities more efficient. A clever design tweak such as Hydrovolt’s flip-wing turbine would upgrade the industrial age power source of hydroelectricity, while enhancing our renewable energy grid. Plus, using man-made water sources in place of natural ones should only benefit local watersheds and the greater ecosystem.
It’s great to see that your project has gained notoriety and support from the scientific community.
Keep the updates and submissions flowing!
Thanks,
Joel Goldberg
Planet Forward Intern