Himachal Pradesh is the largest producer of hydroelectricity in India, and boasts a 99.8% rural electrification rate. However, micro-hydropower is electrical power with off-grid applications that does not cause the negative impacts of large-scale projects. Our team researched the viability of using micro-hydro turbines to power individual households. We conducted interviews with 39 people across eight locations to understand the electrical needs of the community as wells as opinions on micro-hydro projects. We then constructed a micro-turbine prototype and tested it at a local river site. Finally, we made several recommendations for improvements to our prototype as well as continued research on the feasibility of micro-hydro technologies.

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Creator

• Frewin, Adam Joseph
• Delatorre, Luis Alexander
• Luthi, Elsa Maureen

Subject

• Water
• Energy

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050118-012638

Parola chiave

• Sustainable development--Social aspects
• Renewable energy sources
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Zafar, Sunny
• Shockey, Ingrid K.
• Pathak, Himanshu
• Tuler, Seth

Year

• 2018

Center

• Mandi, India Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT-Mandi)

Date created

• 2018-05-01

luogo

• Mandi

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright