GreenBug Energy awarded the OWA 2014 Innovation Award
On Monday October 20th the Ontario Waterpower Association recognized GreenBug Energy for their leadership in innovation in the waterpower industry.
During the annual conference gala dinner event at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Tony Bouk accepted the OWA Innovation Award for 2014.
OPA extends 40-year contract to Delhi power generator
Media: Print Newspaper
Source: Simcoe Reformer
Date: Saturday, October 18, 2014
Author: Monte Sonnenberg
Published Online: http://www.simcoereformer.ca
DELHI, ON – A Delhi company has become a player in Ontario’s market for renewable energy.
Last week, the Ontario Power Authority offered Green Bug Energy a 40-year contract to supply renewable electricity to the provincial grid.
Types of Turbines
Turbines are also divided by their principle of operation and can be: An Impulse turbine, which is driven by a high-velocity jet (or multiple jets) of water. A Reaction turbine. The rotor of a reaction turbine is fully immersed in water and is enclosed in a pressure casing. The runner blades are profiled so that pressure differences
Flow Duration Curve
There are two ways of expressing the variation in river flow over the year: the annual hydrograph and the Flow Duration Curve or FDC, as illustrated below. The annual hydrograph is the easiest to understand, since it simply shows the day-by-day variation in flow over a calendar year. However, the FDC is more useful when
Site No. 2GC24 – 2014
Name: Delhi Quance Dam
Maximum Output: 47.2 kw
Council okays Delhi hydro project
Newspaper: Norfolk News
Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Author: Katie Starr
First Published: Online at www.norfolknews.ca/news-story/4238408-council-okays-delhi-hydro-project/
An ancient idea will be applied to modern technology with the creation of a new micro-hydroelectric project at the Delhi Quance Dam that uses the “Archimedes’ screw” principle invented in the 3rd century B.C.