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Practical Action 3: Sustainable Power - further information

PRODUCT DESIGN KENYA, SRI LANKA - USEFUL REFERENCES

What is hydro-electricity?
The website of the Wisconsin Valley improvement works.
www.wvic.com/hydro-facts.htm
Click on How hydropower works for a reader-friendly introduction

What is micro-hydroelectricity?
A Dutch site (in English) with information about and links relating to micro hydro-electricity
http://www.microhydropower.net/welcome.html

The Green energy site of the National Energy Foundation
www.greenenergy.org.uk
Click on Renewables and then on hydropower

What sort of equipment is needed?
The site of a British company which specialises in developing equipment for hydro-electric power
www.gilkes.com
 

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BACKGROUND
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LIVELIHOODS & MARKET PLACE
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