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small-scale hydropower

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small-scale hydropower [′smȯl ‚skāl ′hī·drə‚paü·ər]
(mechanical engineering)
The generation of electricity by using hydraulic turbines in which the installed capacity of the plant lies within the range from 5 kilowatts to 5 megawatts.
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About a quarter century later the first small-scale hydropower plant was built in Latvia.
Energy production in Latvia--the force driving the country forward by James, Olga / The Baltic Times (Riga, Latvia)
Glastir's grants should make small-scale hydropower viable on more farms, said Steve, of Penrallt Consulting, who fielded scores of hydro inquiries at last week's Royal Welsh Smallholder Festival.
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Other schemes, including small-scale hydropower projects which would use river water to drive turbines that generate electricity, are also being examined.
Agency plans to generate green energy; Turbines and hydro power to ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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