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Microhydro: Clean Power from Water [Paperback]

Scott Davis (Author), Corrie Laschuk (Illustrator)
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July 1, 2003

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.

Scott Davis has decades of experience operating, installing, designing, selling, and teaching about microhydro technology. An award-winner in the field, he currently works as a system designer and retailer with an alternative energy company for whom he has authored an on-line microhydro course.


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About the Author

Scott Davis is an award-winning renewable energy project developer with decades of experience operating, installing, designing, selling and teaching about microhydro technology. He is the founder and president of Yalakom Appropriate Technology, and the author of Microhydro: Clean Air From Water. Scott lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: New Society Publishers (July 1, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0865714843
  • ISBN-13: 978-0865714847
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,063 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Scott L. Davis dropped out of graduate school in 1976 to work on, among other things, a village scale hydroelectric project in a remote area west of Lillooet BC.
In the years that followed, he used, designed, constructed, installed, repaired and generally fooled around with the many microhydro systems that sprang up in the area.
In 1995, he and his wife and partner, Bonnie Mae Newsmall, founded Yalakom Appropriate Technology, an award winning renewable energy project development company.
Their projects were featured as case studies by the Canadian Renewable Energy Guide, in RETSCREEN -- Canada's renewable energy software and in Microhydropower Systems: A Buyers' Guide and the Commercial Solar Water Heating Buyers' Guide, published by Natural Resources Canada.
It soon became clear that the significant barriers to renewable energy investment in BC and Canada could best be surmounted by a nonprofit organization. To that end, in 2000, Scotty and Bonnie Mae founded Friends of Renewable Energy BC, which continues to find market solutions for our environmental problems. FOREBC's projects have included a market study of solar pool heating,a self-directed tour of existing renewable energy technology in Victoria, a renewable energy lecture series and a very successful microhydro workshop. More projects are planned, including the Streamworks project described in Chapter 49 of his new book, Serious Microhydro: Water Power Solutions from the Experts.
Today, Scotty enjoys working with Friends of Renewable Energy BC and life, especially the gardening, in Victoria BC.

 

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars microhydro - Clean Power from Water, January 26, 2008
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Sam C. (Hillsboro, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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Not the best book I've read about Microhydro. I read one published in the 70's and it did a much better job explaining how electricity works and the problems associated with making power from water. Through out microhydro he make references to other parts of the book, it was kind of like teasers when you are watching bad tv, "in just a moment we'll find out what's in Al Capone's secret vault". It was like he didn't have enough to say so he kept stretching it out and repeating things he already said. He also kept talking about the case studies at the end of the book. They were not too informative. All and all I just wanted to let people know I was disappointed. This was supposed to be The Book on microhydro and it just didn't measure up . I more recently read a catch all book for wind, water and solar energy and it did a great job. I would recommend "[[ASIN: Power with Nature Second Edition: Alternative Energy Solutions for Homeowners Updated]]"
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, January 5, 2009
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This really is not the best book on microhydro. An earlier review by Sam C. sums it up nicely. Thoughout the book, the author keeps referring to the case studies, but they're at the back of the book. So do you read the end of the book first? He stretches out simple or obvious points and keeps repeating how microhydro gives more bang-for-the-buck than solar. Some sections were not helpful at all: i.e. I wanted concrete examples of how to control debris. His statement on that is: "See what other people in your neighborhood do to solve this problem." (p.87) Or what about hydroscreens, or other examples of intakes? Nothing... This book was somewhat basic and I was looking for something a little more technical. I'm disappointed. I learned more in the <25 pages on this topic in "The Renewable Energy Handbook" (by Kemp) than this whole book.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Showcase of Microhydro instalations, August 21, 2008
This review is from: Microhydro: Clean Power from Water (Paperback)
This book is a colection of small to tiny hidropower instalations mainly in Canada and gives general details about how the power is generated for isolated houses or cabins.
Does not give you ways to learn how to solve your specific situation, simply is a description of different solutions that can be of general model if you have a similar situation on hand.
If you are looking on how to build a microhydro there are other books that are more suited to the task, if you just want to learn how people have solved their energy problem with hydro generation then you will find it useful.
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