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    How can I increase the water pressure in a low head hydroelectric system?

    DickL- Thank you for the reply. You are right about the flow, it is probably more than that but even so It doesn't sound as if I can just throw a turbine in the stream and make enough power to operate my house. I made a prototype turbine with 6 flat paddles and sat it in the water and...
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    How can I increase the water pressure in a low head hydroelectric system?

    Hi Everyone. I'm new here and glad to find a community with ideas and creativity. I have a stream behind my house that I feel could be utilized for hydro electrical power. I am no engineer but I've been reading up on it's potential for electrical energy. Trouble is that this stream has very...
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