Data:
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www1.eere.energy.gov
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U.S. Department of Energy’s Marine and Hydrokinetic
Technology Database provides up-to-date information on marine
and hydrokinetic renewable energy, both in the U.S. and around
the world. Marine and Hydrokinectic Technology, Company,
Project Listings. ***
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Do it Yourself:
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www.re-energy.ca
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Re-Energy.ca is a renewable energy project kit that can be
downloaded and printed from the web. Small-Scale
Hydroelectric Generator.
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wildwaterpower.com
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WildWaterPower. Do-it-Yourself Hydro-power projects.
Pressure Wheel design and spiral pump water wheel designs. ***
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www.picohydro.org.uk
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Pico Hydro is water power up to 5 kW. This web site includes
information on ways to design, manufacture and install the
various parts of pico hydro projects. It includes documents that
you can download to assist in the process.
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www.builditsolar.com
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Build it Solar. Small Scale Hydro. Some good references for
planning, designing, and building a micro-hydro system.
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Micro-Hydro: Up to 100 kw
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apps1.eere.energy.gov
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U.S. Dept of Energy. Information on: How a Microhydropower
System Works, Evaluating a Potential Microhydropower Site,
Microhydropower System Components.
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www.microhydropower.net
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Microhydro webring allows users to navigate easily between
web sites that deal with microhydro power related issues. By
following the links through the webring you'll find information
from around the world about all different aspects of microhydro,
case studies, microhydro plant owners, equipment
manufacturers, consultants, etcetera.
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News:
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www.renewableenergyworld
.com
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RenewableEnergyWorld. Hydro Power News.
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www.inshp.org
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International Network on Small Hydropower. Global SHP
News.
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www.hcipub.com
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HCI Publications- a leading provider of hydro information
resources. HydroNews.net brings the industry's most current,
comprehensive, and relevant news directly to your desktop.
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www.waterpowermagazine
.com
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International Water Power and Dam Construction
magazine. Information on the hydro power and dams industry.
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www.hydropower
-dams.com
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International Journal on Hydropower & Dams is a
bi-monthly publication, read in 176 countries, dealing with all
technical, environmental, social and economic aspects of hydro
plants and multipurpose water resource development projects.
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Organizations International:
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www.ieahydro.org
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International Energy Agency's Hydropower Implementing
Agreement is a working group of IEA member countries that
have a common interest in advancing hydropower worldwide.
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www.esha.be
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European Small Hydropower Association is a nonprofit
association that promotes small hydropower plants with an
emphasis on environmental integration. ***
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www.small-hydro.com
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International Small Hydro Atlas- database facilitates the
development of new small hydro projects of more than 50 kW
and less than 10MW installed capacity. We provide data for
potential and developed sites, GIS searching capabilities, country
profiles, international contacts for small hydro, and more.
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www.ich.no
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International Centre for Hydropower, Norway.
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www.hydrofoundation.org
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Hydro Research Foundation, Inc. a non-profit. The
foundation has two principal objectives: to facilitate research and
to promote educational opportunities that communicate the value
of hydropower.
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www.cig.ensmp.fr
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International Association of Hydrological Sciences, a
nongovernmental scientific association, deals with all components
of the hydrological cycle and related processes through its nine
Scientific Commissions which comprise: Surface Water,
Groundwater, Continental Erosion, Snow and Ice, Water
Quality, Water Resources Systems, Remote Sensing,
Atmosphere–Soil–Vegetation Relations, and Tracers. The
Association has over 75 National Committees and over 3400
individual members. Membership is free.
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www.inshp.org
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International Center on Small Hydro Power, China.
Co-sponsored by United Nations Organizations (UNDP and
UNIDO) and the Chinese government.
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www.canhydropower.org
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Canadian Hydropower Association- national trade association
dedicated to representing the interests of the hydropower
industry.
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Organizations- United States:
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www1.eere.energy.gov
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US Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency Network,
Hydropower Information Page. Basic Intro.
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www.hydro.org
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National Hydropower Association is a member-driven
nonprofit national association dedicated exclusively to advancing
the interests of the hydropower industry. NHA represents
61percent of domestic, non-federal hydroelectric capacity and
nearly 80,000 megawatts overall in North America. Its
membership consists of more than 140 organizations including
public utilities, investor owned utilities, independent power
producers, equipment manufacturers, environmental and
engineering consultants and attorneys.
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www.ferc.gov
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Federal Regulatory Energy Commission's responsibilities
include licenses and inspection of private, municipal and state
hydroelectric projects. Oversight of all ongoing project
operations, including dam safety inspections and environmental
monitoring.
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www.usbr.gov
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Bureau of Reclamation manages, develops, and protects water
and related resources for the United States government.
Information on Hydropower and Power Facilities that are part of
the Bureau's activities.
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www.fwee.org
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Hydro Research Foundation, Inc. is committed to providing
balanced information regarding the use of water as a renewable
energy resource in the Northwest.
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Reports:
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www.osti.gov
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DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information,
Information Bridge. Lists 2200+ DOE publications on
Hydropower.
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www.hydropower.org
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International Hydropower Association's list of short Reports.
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www.ipcc.ch/pdf
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"The possible role and contribution of hydropower to the
mitigation of climate change" IPCC Scoping Meeting on
Renewable Energy Sources. Scroll down to pg 81. International
Hydropower Association. PDF.
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www.esha.be
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European Small Hydropower Association. Publications
include= Guide on How to Develop a Small Hydropower Plant,
Brochure on Environmental Integration of Small Hydropower
Plants, Small Hydropower Checklist, Brochure on SHP for
developing countries, State of the Art of SHP in EU-25, Small
hydropower engineering: a wide area of innovations for green
power generation.
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www.esha.be
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European Small Hydropower Association. Good list of
Articles on small hydro.
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Research:
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www.nrel.gov
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Power Technologies Energy Data Book of the US Dept of
Energy National Renewable Energy Lab.
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hydropower.inel.gov
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Idaho national Laboratory Virtual Hydropower Prospector
displays the locations of U.S. natural stream water energy
resources and their gross power potential as determined by an
analytical process. It also shows you the locations of feasible
potential hydropower projects which have been determined using
a set of feasibility criteria.
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hydropower.inel.gov
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U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Hydropower Program
conducts research and development (R&D) that will improve the
technical, societal, and environmental benefits of hydropower
and provide cost-competitive technologies that enable the
development of new and incremental hydropower capacity,
adding diversity to the nation's energy supply. Lead Lab is the
Idaho national Laboratory.
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www1.eere.energy.gov
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US Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency Network,
Hydropower Resources, Research and Development.
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Water Wheels:
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www.waterwheelfactory
.com
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Waterwheel Factory shares it's knowledge about waterwheels
and shares lots of waterwheel photos. Water wheels in history,
waterwheel reference calculations, gristmill waterwheel
restoration and waterwheels for energy.
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wildwaterpower.com
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WildWaterPower. Do-it-Yourself Hydro-power projects.
Pressure Wheel design and spiral pump water wheel designs. ***
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