Thinking about the guy who built this incredibly impressive microhydro power plant on his off-grid Chile property and hoping he's doing well
The microhydro plant
setting up a microhydro installation
ludens.cl
May 22, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Thinking about the guy who built this incredibly impressive microhydro power plant on his off-grid Chile property and hoping he's doing well
Watching “Long Way Up” with Ewan MacGregor and Charlie Boorman.
They’re traveling by electric Harley and Rivian. One charging location is powered by - drumroll- Microhydro generators from Energy Systems and Design, a Canadian company from the east coast that is a microhydro pioneer.
They’re traveling by electric Harley and Rivian. One charging location is powered by - drumroll- Microhydro generators from Energy Systems and Design, a Canadian company from the east coast that is a microhydro pioneer.
January 7, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Watching “Long Way Up” with Ewan MacGregor and Charlie Boorman.
They’re traveling by electric Harley and Rivian. One charging location is powered by - drumroll- Microhydro generators from Energy Systems and Design, a Canadian company from the east coast that is a microhydro pioneer.
They’re traveling by electric Harley and Rivian. One charging location is powered by - drumroll- Microhydro generators from Energy Systems and Design, a Canadian company from the east coast that is a microhydro pioneer.
Mini hydro generator easily lights my DIY LED setup with 12 volts
Via 40’ of garden hose attached to a screened funnel uphill on this tiny creek in my forest
#Microhydro is a source of 24/7 #renewable energy—many off grid Indigenous & local forest communities make great use of this simple tech:
Via 40’ of garden hose attached to a screened funnel uphill on this tiny creek in my forest
#Microhydro is a source of 24/7 #renewable energy—many off grid Indigenous & local forest communities make great use of this simple tech:
June 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Mini hydro generator easily lights my DIY LED setup with 12 volts
Via 40’ of garden hose attached to a screened funnel uphill on this tiny creek in my forest
#Microhydro is a source of 24/7 #renewable energy—many off grid Indigenous & local forest communities make great use of this simple tech:
Via 40’ of garden hose attached to a screened funnel uphill on this tiny creek in my forest
#Microhydro is a source of 24/7 #renewable energy—many off grid Indigenous & local forest communities make great use of this simple tech:
Recently accepted in #JEEM:
'Decentralized renewable energy to grow manufacturing? Evidence from microhydro mini-grids in Nepal' by Robyn C. Meeks, Hope Thompson, Zhenxuan Wang. #econsky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
'Decentralized renewable energy to grow manufacturing? Evidence from microhydro mini-grids in Nepal' by Robyn C. Meeks, Hope Thompson, Zhenxuan Wang. #econsky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Recently accepted in #JEEM:
'Decentralized renewable energy to grow manufacturing? Evidence from microhydro mini-grids in Nepal' by Robyn C. Meeks, Hope Thompson, Zhenxuan Wang. #econsky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
'Decentralized renewable energy to grow manufacturing? Evidence from microhydro mini-grids in Nepal' by Robyn C. Meeks, Hope Thompson, Zhenxuan Wang. #econsky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Ben Linder said “everything you can do needs to be done”.
(He was an American activist building microhydro electric systems in Nicaragua and was murdered by Contras.)
(He was an American activist building microhydro electric systems in Nicaragua and was murdered by Contras.)
October 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Ben Linder said “everything you can do needs to be done”.
(He was an American activist building microhydro electric systems in Nicaragua and was murdered by Contras.)
(He was an American activist building microhydro electric systems in Nicaragua and was murdered by Contras.)
I would like to see why more cities don’t use microhydro at their prv turnouts. Seems like a waste to me. City water infrastructure mirrors electrify utility infrastructure, so you’d think interconnection would be easy.
November 25, 2024 at 10:17 PM
I would like to see why more cities don’t use microhydro at their prv turnouts. Seems like a waste to me. City water infrastructure mirrors electrify utility infrastructure, so you’d think interconnection would be easy.
October 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Aruba reactivates decommissioned microhydro dam in Melegnano, Italy - DatacenterDynamics #damnews #dam
Aruba reactivates decommissioned microhydro dam in Melegnano, Italy - DatacenterDynamics
Aruba reactivates decommissioned microhydro dam in Melegnano, Italy DatacenterDynamics
dlvr.it
July 28, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Thanks, Fuzzy! It's a beautiful cozy dovetail flat-faced log home, situated on the edge of the wilderness. I get grizzly bears, black bears, mountain lions, eagles, wolves and coyotes, passing through the yard. I'm only 7km from the edge of Squamish, with my own
Water and microhydro.
Water and microhydro.
February 11, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Thanks, Fuzzy! It's a beautiful cozy dovetail flat-faced log home, situated on the edge of the wilderness. I get grizzly bears, black bears, mountain lions, eagles, wolves and coyotes, passing through the yard. I'm only 7km from the edge of Squamish, with my own
Water and microhydro.
Water and microhydro.
Microhydro Technical Learning Exchange from 13–16 Nov 2025 | Gunung Halu–Bandung
A hands-on exchange designing a #ToT framework for community-based #microhydro — empowering Indigenous and local communities to lead the renewable energy transition.
#CommunityEnergy #ClimateAction
A hands-on exchange designing a #ToT framework for community-based #microhydro — empowering Indigenous and local communities to lead the renewable energy transition.
#CommunityEnergy #ClimateAction
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Microhydro Technical Learning Exchange from 13–16 Nov 2025 | Gunung Halu–Bandung
A hands-on exchange designing a #ToT framework for community-based #microhydro — empowering Indigenous and local communities to lead the renewable energy transition.
#CommunityEnergy #ClimateAction
A hands-on exchange designing a #ToT framework for community-based #microhydro — empowering Indigenous and local communities to lead the renewable energy transition.
#CommunityEnergy #ClimateAction
There's lots of potential for microhydro. I'm surprised there aren't more projects in development.
June 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
There's lots of potential for microhydro. I'm surprised there aren't more projects in development.
Governments at all levels continue to focus on energy mega projects while climate collapse deepens.
We need more rooftop solar and microhydro to create local resiliency.
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
We need more rooftop solar and microhydro to create local resiliency.
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Will regular power cuts soon be part of Canadian summer? | CBC News
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we explore why some power companies are switching off power during heat waves and what that means for customers; see what natural regrowth looks like aft...
www.cbc.ca
August 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Governments at all levels continue to focus on energy mega projects while climate collapse deepens.
We need more rooftop solar and microhydro to create local resiliency.
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
We need more rooftop solar and microhydro to create local resiliency.
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Most technology, to be honest.
Microhydro
Vertical axis wind turbines
Batteries
Canning
Fiber optics
Satellite internet
Double glazed glass
Microhydro
Vertical axis wind turbines
Batteries
Canning
Fiber optics
Satellite internet
Double glazed glass
February 18, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Most technology, to be honest.
Microhydro
Vertical axis wind turbines
Batteries
Canning
Fiber optics
Satellite internet
Double glazed glass
Microhydro
Vertical axis wind turbines
Batteries
Canning
Fiber optics
Satellite internet
Double glazed glass
There are power solutions that are not constrained by either distance or density like PV, microhydro, and diesel.
September 2, 2024 at 5:14 PM
There are power solutions that are not constrained by either distance or density like PV, microhydro, and diesel.
Empowering communities. Sharing knowledge. Transforming energy.
A new wave of community-based microhydro innovation is rising from the Global South 🌍 — starting this week in Bandung, Indonesia.
🧵👇 #JustTransition #CommunityEnergy #Renewables
A new wave of community-based microhydro innovation is rising from the Global South 🌍 — starting this week in Bandung, Indonesia.
🧵👇 #JustTransition #CommunityEnergy #Renewables
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Empowering communities. Sharing knowledge. Transforming energy.
A new wave of community-based microhydro innovation is rising from the Global South 🌍 — starting this week in Bandung, Indonesia.
🧵👇 #JustTransition #CommunityEnergy #Renewables
A new wave of community-based microhydro innovation is rising from the Global South 🌍 — starting this week in Bandung, Indonesia.
🧵👇 #JustTransition #CommunityEnergy #Renewables
I know co-operatives are great, always have had memberships. I want to do an energy co-op in B.C. Do this where you live? Solar P/V, Geothermal, Wind, Wave energy, microhydro you name it. thenarwhal.ca/bc-renewable... #greenenergy #solar #power #cooperatives #coops #community #sustainability
Could energy co-ops ease BC Hydro’s power crunch? | The Narwhal
Projects led by community energy co-ops can be resilient, responsive and efficient, research shows. What’s holding them back with BC Hydro?
thenarwhal.ca
March 26, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I know co-operatives are great, always have had memberships. I want to do an energy co-op in B.C. Do this where you live? Solar P/V, Geothermal, Wind, Wave energy, microhydro you name it. thenarwhal.ca/bc-renewable... #greenenergy #solar #power #cooperatives #coops #community #sustainability
Over 1,800 Micro Hydropower Plants power Nepal’s remote villages. As the grid expands, they risk closure—not due to failure, but economics.
Grid interconnection can change that. Clean energy, rural income, and stronger access. 💡
#EnergyforDevelopment #MicroHydro
Grid interconnection can change that. Clean energy, rural income, and stronger access. 💡
#EnergyforDevelopment #MicroHydro
May 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Over 1,800 Micro Hydropower Plants power Nepal’s remote villages. As the grid expands, they risk closure—not due to failure, but economics.
Grid interconnection can change that. Clean energy, rural income, and stronger access. 💡
#EnergyforDevelopment #MicroHydro
Grid interconnection can change that. Clean energy, rural income, and stronger access. 💡
#EnergyforDevelopment #MicroHydro
For what I've seen of your land, it looks to be suitable for a small microhydro system, but that could be more complex than you are comfortable with.
In terms of year round energy PV and hydro is an excellent combination.
In terms of year round energy PV and hydro is an excellent combination.
February 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
For what I've seen of your land, it looks to be suitable for a small microhydro system, but that could be more complex than you are comfortable with.
In terms of year round energy PV and hydro is an excellent combination.
In terms of year round energy PV and hydro is an excellent combination.
From the Heksahydro Kaplan Turbine (HKT-SCHS D460) to community-led design, the focus is clear — Indigenous leadership powering global change.
The future is safe in the hands of Indigenous Peoples
#IndigenousInnovation #EnergyTransition #Microhydro
rightenergypartnership.org/master-funda...
The future is safe in the hands of Indigenous Peoples
#IndigenousInnovation #EnergyTransition #Microhydro
rightenergypartnership.org/master-funda...
Right Energy Partnership with Indigenous Peoples #
rightenergypartnership.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
From the Heksahydro Kaplan Turbine (HKT-SCHS D460) to community-led design, the focus is clear — Indigenous leadership powering global change.
The future is safe in the hands of Indigenous Peoples
#IndigenousInnovation #EnergyTransition #Microhydro
rightenergypartnership.org/master-funda...
The future is safe in the hands of Indigenous Peoples
#IndigenousInnovation #EnergyTransition #Microhydro
rightenergypartnership.org/master-funda...
If anyone here has experience with #microhydro , please get in touch. Thinking about setting up a low-environmental-impact micro hydro system next year, but have some questions.
#hydro #hydroelectricity #renewables #electricity #power #water #environment
#hydro #hydroelectricity #renewables #electricity #power #water #environment
July 16, 2024 at 4:57 PM
If anyone here has experience with #microhydro , please get in touch. Thinking about setting up a low-environmental-impact micro hydro system next year, but have some questions.
#hydro #hydroelectricity #renewables #electricity #power #water #environment
#hydro #hydroelectricity #renewables #electricity #power #water #environment
We don’t want this crumbling consumer society patrolled and terrorized by panicking financial elite and endless death cults. We want scrappy communities in autonomous zones run on microhydro power and permaculture, joyously disseminating art, food, and medicine from the underground.
July 17, 2024 at 11:29 PM
We don’t want this crumbling consumer society patrolled and terrorized by panicking financial elite and endless death cults. We want scrappy communities in autonomous zones run on microhydro power and permaculture, joyously disseminating art, food, and medicine from the underground.
#Congo needs juice to modernize, yet #WorldBank's $1B investment in #BigHydro there is wrongheaded & perpetuates fealty of the people to central dictate.
#MicroHydro & #LocalGrid provisions are more sensitive to preservation of the watershed & aid #democracy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#MicroHydro & #LocalGrid provisions are more sensitive to preservation of the watershed & aid #democracy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
June 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
#Congo needs juice to modernize, yet #WorldBank's $1B investment in #BigHydro there is wrongheaded & perpetuates fealty of the people to central dictate.
#MicroHydro & #LocalGrid provisions are more sensitive to preservation of the watershed & aid #democracy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#MicroHydro & #LocalGrid provisions are more sensitive to preservation of the watershed & aid #democracy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
💧⚙️ Power from flowing water.
Explore open source micro-hydro energy research—from turbines and ram pumps to trompes and trompe hammers—designed for resilient, self-sufficient communities. 🌍
🔗 buff.ly/evALaNJ
#OneCommunity #RenewableEnergy #MicroHydro #OpenSource #HighestGoodForAll
Explore open source micro-hydro energy research—from turbines and ram pumps to trompes and trompe hammers—designed for resilient, self-sufficient communities. 🌍
🔗 buff.ly/evALaNJ
#OneCommunity #RenewableEnergy #MicroHydro #OpenSource #HighestGoodForAll
Remote Village Hydronic (Heating with Water) Systems Design & Setup
Open source and free-shared guide to hydronic systems setup for off-grid and remote village heating and cooling using water systems.
buff.ly
December 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
💧⚙️ Power from flowing water.
Explore open source micro-hydro energy research—from turbines and ram pumps to trompes and trompe hammers—designed for resilient, self-sufficient communities. 🌍
🔗 buff.ly/evALaNJ
#OneCommunity #RenewableEnergy #MicroHydro #OpenSource #HighestGoodForAll
Explore open source micro-hydro energy research—from turbines and ram pumps to trompes and trompe hammers—designed for resilient, self-sufficient communities. 🌍
🔗 buff.ly/evALaNJ
#OneCommunity #RenewableEnergy #MicroHydro #OpenSource #HighestGoodForAll
I see your totally modular nukes and raise you the fact that the part of this great land where everyone actually lives has two things in abundance.
Mountains.
Rain.
Think about that. Now, take that idea, and make it *small* and *modular*.
#microhydro my […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Mountains.
Rain.
Think about that. Now, take that idea, and make it *small* and *modular*.
#microhydro my […]
[Original post on aus.social]
January 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I see your totally modular nukes and raise you the fact that the part of this great land where everyone actually lives has two things in abundance.
Mountains.
Rain.
Think about that. Now, take that idea, and make it *small* and *modular*.
#microhydro my […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Mountains.
Rain.
Think about that. Now, take that idea, and make it *small* and *modular*.
#microhydro my […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Axial-flow turbines for low head microhydro systems by Alexander, K.V. & Giddens, E.P. & Fuller, A.M. (2009)
IDEAS/RePEc link
to RePEc:eee:renene:v:34:y:2009:i:1:p:35-47
ideas.repec.org
September 9, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Axial-flow turbines for low head microhydro systems by Alexander, K.V. & Giddens, E.P. & Fuller, A.M. (2009)