Operation, performance and economic analysis of low head micro-hydropower turbines for rural and remote areas: A review

• Main Authors: Elbatran, A. H., Yaakob, Omar, Ahmed, Yasser Mohamed, Shabara, H. M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2015
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58693/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.11.045
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Electrical power is essential in commercial, economic and social investments especially in emergent countries. Hydropower energy has become one of the most suitable and efficient sources of renewable energy, though it has taken more than a century of experience to actually generate efficient electri...