Operation, performance and economic analysis of low head micro-hydropower turbines for rural and remote areas: A review

Electrical power is essential in commercial, economic and social investments especially in emergent countries. Hydropower energy has become one of the most suitable and efficient sources of renewable energy, though it has taken more than a century of experience to actually generate efficient electri...

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Published inRenewable & sustainable energy reviews Vol. 43; pp. 40 - 50
Main Authors Elbatran, A.H., Yaakob, O.B., Ahmed, Yasser M., Shabara, H.M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2015
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Cost
Cost engineering
Economic analysis
Economics
Efficiency
Electricity
Low head
Micro-hydropower
Renewable energy
Running
Turbines
Performance
Efficiency
Low head
Cost
Turbines
Micro-hydropower
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Summary:Electrical power is essential in commercial, economic and social investments especially in emergent countries. Hydropower energy has become one of the most suitable and efficient sources of renewable energy, though it has taken more than a century of experience to actually generate efficient electricity for supply. Nowadays, most rural areas in developed and developing countries use cheap and effective micro-hydropower plants for producing electricity. To achieve more efficiency, researchers are looking forward to using simple turbines for achieving good performance with minimum initial and running cost, for utilization especially in poor countries. This paper presents a review of low head micro-hydropower turbines; focusing on categories, performance, operation and cost.
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ISSN:1364-0321
1879-0690
DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2014.11.045