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This brand new book on alternative energy contains a chapter dedicated to water power. It contains a great section on recent developments in the field of hydropower and describes several recent hydropower projects around the nation. This is one of the first books we have seen which also provides a description of the use of wave and tidal turbines.

Microhydro: Clean Power from Water

Hydroelectricity is the world's largest-and cleanest-source of renewable -energy. But despite lively interest in renewables generally, there is an information vacuum about the smallest version of the technology dubbed "the simplest, most reliable and least expensive way to generate power off grid." Highly illustrated and practical, Microhydro is the first complete book on the topic in a decade. Covering both AC and DC systems, it covers principles, design and site considerations, equipment options, and legal, environmental, and economic factors.

MicroHydro Design

This is an advanced book on microhydro power primarily targeted at civil engineers. Though a bit daunting in parts it does contain some excellent descriptions of microhydro turbines and discusses the principles behind their use.

This comprehensive guide to renewable energy contains an excellent chapter on Microhydro systems for generating energy. It shows examples of modern microhydro turbines and provides a practical explanation of key topics such as; how to asses the potential of a site, how to measure head and flow and how to buy and install a system.

Powering Our Future is an educational tool that opens the door to a future fueled by sustainable, renewable energy. Consumers will learn how our world has become dependent on four nonrenewable resources and how each resource impacts us politically, economically, and environmentally. It includes a discussion of renewable resources such as hydrogen, fuel cells, wind power, solar energy, hydropower, and more are waiting in the wings. Powering Our Future is a solution-oriented guide that can help you to make more informed choices as a voter, a contributor to a global economy, and a citizen of the earth.

The prospect of producing clean, sustainable power in substantial quantities from renewable energy sources is now arousing interest world-wide, stimulated by recent technological developments that have improved the cost-effectiveness of many of the 'renewables' and by increasing concern over the environmental impact and sustainability of conventional fossil and nuclear fuel use. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the principal renewable energy sources including: Solar thermal, Photovoltaics, Bioenergy, Hydro, Tidal, Wind, Wave, and Geothermal. With the aid of over 350 detailed illustrations, more than 50 tables of data and a wide range of case studies it explains, for each source, the underlying physical and technological principles, and examines its environmental impact and future prospects. The overall approach is interdisciplinary, covering the economic, social, environmental and policy issues raised by renewable energy as well as the physical and engineering aspects.