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Pico hydro

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Home use pico hydro generator

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Episode 1: Pico-Hydro Pineapple Farm

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Pico Hydropower Training Guide - 04 Installing the Pico-Hydro Turbine

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Pico-Hydro Power Generator - 3D Presentation for Thesis

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Pico Hydro Turbine-SilverBoat Technologies

Pico hydro is a term used for hydroelectric power generation of under 5 kW. These generators have proven to be useful in small, remote communities that require only a small amount of electricity – for example, to power one or two fluorescent light bulbs and a TV or radio in 50 or so homes. Even smaller turbines of 200–300 W may power a single home in a developing country with a drop of only one meter. Pico-hydro setups typically are run-of-stream, meaning that a reservoir of water is not created, only a small weir is common, pipes divert some of the flow, drop this down a gradient, and through the turbine before being exhausted back to the stream.