Author: linda

Munich, September 2014 – Smart Hydro Power continues to act worldwide. After four years of installing the hydro kinetic turbine across four continents, we still believe in sustainable development and believe there is a dire need to bring renewable energy to locations that don´t yet have access to it.  That is why we have just launched an Indiegogo campaign to finance a reference project in Marisol, Peru, a village with approx. 40 households where the majority of people work in the cocoa plantation.

We developed a project scope for the installation of a hybrid, renewable power plant (river turbine + photovoltaic) for rural electrification that is versatile and applicable in diverse locations. Now we want to install this power plant at Marisol as a reference project in South America.

This project consists of a combined photovoltaic and a river turbine for primary generation, an electrical cabinet for power management and distribution, and a backup generator. These three sources will complement each other, ensuring reliable electricity generation year-round. Once installed, the system will provide the villagers with clean and constant energy, enabling them to work longer hours in the workshop and increase their cacao production in the rainy seasons, making them more productive, economically organized and entirely self-sufficient. After we show the world that this project works in these adverse conditions, we can apply the same renewable energy system in many communities living in similar situations and allow the villagers to shape their own lives and enhance their quality of life.

We want to show that rural electrification is all about the creation of opportunities and approach other local governments to reapply the system to other communities. We are counting on you to help spread the word about this amazing crowd funding initiative. You can be the light that Marisols villagers need! You can add your energy and drive to this campaign! Take a look at our campaign and enlighten Marisol!

 

 

Last Friday, July 4, 2014 Smart Hydro Power had the honor of receiving a Colombian delegation at Kraemer’sche Kunstmühle in Munich to show them a running SMART Hybrid System. This site, where a hydrokinetic SMART Turbine and photovoltaic panels work together and complement each other, was developed in order to offer a complete renewable energy solution for the best cost-benefit possible.

Considering the varying energy demand throughout the day as well as the variation in natural energy sources throughout the year, this SMART Hybrid System uses our smart grid to ensure the optimal use of energy and improve battery life (one very expensive factor when opting for renewables).

Ideal for the productive use of electrical energy, this standardized product can be installed in isolated areas. The supply of energy for a workshop or a kitchen can be provided by photovoltaic, while the constant energy consumption by appliances such as water treatment, irrigation or cooling can be covered by the continuously supply of the SMART Turbine.

The Colombian group organized by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy came through the ‘Exportinitiative Erneuerbare Energien’ (export initiative renewable energies) and consisted of professionals from ITELCO IT S.A.S., IEB, CIDET, SuperBrix International S.A., EPM, Colombian universities and other companies from the energy sector. The topic of their trip was ‘Off-Grid – Energy supply in off-grid areas’. This meeting offered a prime opportunity for networking to foster the cooperation of Germany and Colombia.