Power from water!!!

As discussed in the beginning, our third and final source (until we can find others!). Similarly, to wind farming, large scale hydropower is normally suited (cheaper) for the areas which have naturally occurring springs or rivers or is mountainous. However, its not to say, it cant be done in other places for example in Bristol university. And to find out more about small scale project called Pico hydro project, then the best thing to do is to contact Dr Sam Williamson. You could also consider reading some of his publications on Low head Pico Hyro-power, although it is quite advanced and specific, it can be of great benefit for someone who have keen interest.

(http://www.bris.ac.uk/engineering/departments/aerospace/people/sam-j-williamson/publications.html)

For this project, I initially started with making turbine for the generator. My first attempt in making is shown below:

However, upon testing, it was realized that the above shown turbine did not provide sufficient power. This was because to generate enough voltage---more rpm required---which in return meant large flow rate/increased height.

Then the second option was to create smaller turbine as shown below: