The trend of utilizing renewable energy sources is witnessing a brisk growth around the
world. Among the various sources of renewable energy, hydropower is considered the most …

Energy harnessing from hydrokinetic systems has been explored over several centuries.
With advancements in the technology in last decade, and the intermittent nature of other …

Small hydropower plants (installed power below 10 MW) are generally considered less
impacting than larger plants, and this has stimulated their rapid spread, with a developing …

This paper deals with the performance and techno-economic analysis of micro-hydropower
plant consists of array of Helical Savonius hydrokinetic turbines (HSHKT). In this study, an …

In this study, the performance of an Archimedes screw turbine (AST), in terms of the power
coefficient (CP), was evaluated. The design parameters, including the inner and the outer …

If hydrokinetic turbines are to make a significant contribution to small scale off-grid power
supply, they will need to be affordable, reliable and easily deployed at many sites, not just a …

While the wind turbine industry has been primarily dominated by horizontal-axis wind
turbines, the forefront of knowledge of these turbines has revealed significant challenges in …

Hydropower is one of the most sustainable and desirable renewable energy sources.
Gravitational water vortex hydro turbine (GWVHT) systems are one of the most suitable and …

The potential of Darrieus-type Vertical Axis Turbines (VATs) in hydrokinetic applications,
especially when deployed into arrays or clusters, has gained recognition in the field of …

Traditional watermills are being used by the people of hilly terrains of Western Himalayan
region from centuries for grinding grains. Using these watermills for generating electricity …