{"id":144,"date":"2011-09-28T13:25:36","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T18:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenbugenergy.com\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2022-05-30T12:24:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T17:24:24","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greenbugenergy.com\/faq","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About Micro Hydro<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hydropower systems can provide a reliable source of electricity all year around, though generation is usually higher in winter than summer. This makes hydropower a relatively predictable source of renewable energy.<\/p>

There are thousands of potential sites for new small-scale hydropower schemes. Together these could generate useful amounts of electricity, with minimal environmental impact, provided that they are carefully located and properly designed, installed and maintained.<\/p>

A hydropower scheme can reduce your community\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions. The electricity generated can help to reduce your energy costs and produce some income from the generation of power and the sale of any surplus electricity.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Hydropower schemes harness the energy from flowing water to generate electricity, using a turbine or other device. The volume of flowing water and the height it falls determines how much electricity can be generated.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Screw generators can be used almost anywhere there is between 1 meter and 10 meters of water drop and from about 100 liters per second to 10,000 liters per second flow rate.
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