Hydro Green Energy, LLC is applying for federal approval to install seven hydrokinetic projects on the Mississippi River with a combined capacity of 56 megawatts (MW).
Their first hydro project, on the upper Mississippi River in Minnesota, was approved in 2008 – it was the first commercial hydrokinetic power station in the US. Now they’re looking to expand.
At the time, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the license by a unanimous 5-0 vote.
Hydrokinetic energy refers to the generation of electricity from moving water without impoundments or diversionary structures that are typically used at conventional hydropower facilities.
Hydro Green Energy’s technology operates in open rivers, tidal areas and oceans.
Its patented technology, Hydro+, is the first surface-suspended system in the industry, which means it’s also deployable downstream from existing hydropower facilities, which allows for new, environmentally responsible power generation in the existing project footprint.
The seven hydrokinetic projects would be located on the Mississippi River at US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Locks and Dams, and would initially deliver enough energy to supply 35,000 homes annually.
Hydro Green is presently developing 30 “low-head” hydropower projects at existing non-powered dams in 15 states.
They have preliminary permits to develop 350 MW of hydrokinetic capacity, enough annual power for approximately 210,000 homes. They also have permits in process for another 125 MW. After initial development, many of these sites can be expanded.
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LATEST TECHNOLOGY FOR GREEN AND CLEAN ELECTRICAL GENERATION
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Dear sir, i am c.s.bhaskar from secunderabad, AP, India. I am doing research in linear method cascading marine hydro electrical generation and the application is ocean water .A man made underground river slantingly down is dug from below 20 m deep ocean bed. There is 20 meters of ocean water as a stable head and under the ocean bed a 250 meters diameter and 100 meters deep well is dug, this well is also slantingly in arrangement. Now a slantingly sloppily down man made underground river having 150 meters diameter is dug from the very bottom of the well. This underground river is 40 kilometers long and 150 meters in diameter having man made gradient for the ocean water to run down the slope by the law of gravity. The power generation stations are arranged in cascading model. From the wells bottom 96000cubic meters running water per second runs down the 150 meters diameter underground river and fills the very first p1 reservoir completely. There by p1 reservoir will get completely full .P1 reservoir will be 2 kilometers long and the inlet of the reservoir is 150 meters in diameter and the outlet is 40 meters in diameter and the shape of the reservoir is just like a Missile. Water running out of the first reservoir (i.e.p1),96000 cubic meters per second will impinge the p1 generator-turbine and will generate green electricity and the p1 tail release will flow down into p2 reservoir and when the p2 reservoir is getting nearly full p2 reservoir outlet valve is opened and p2 turbine is impinged and in this method or manner all reservoirs arranged in cascading method will generate green electricity. There will be 20 individual reservoirs on the 40 kilometers long slantingly down man made underground river. Each individual reservoir will be having 150 meters inlet and 40 meters outlet. Each reservoir is having a individual Head and each reservoir is having a independent power generation unit at the end of the outlet. Each generator-turbine is 1000 megawatts and will get impinged with 96000 cubic meters ocean water every second having a independent head. For p1 reservoir the head is 20 meters ocean water + 100 meters slantingly down well + 150 meters underground river = 270 meters head and for p2 to p20 all 19 individual reservoirs constructed on the underground river will have 150 meters head because each reservoir is having 150 meters diameter inlet and 40 meters outlet and the power house is outside the 40 meters reservoir outlet.The turbine is in the path of flowing water,as soon as the reservoir oulet valve releases water the released water will impinge the turbine and flows out of the tail release the turbine rotates 24 x 7 all 365 days. All reservoirs are arranged like train compartments one after another. The outlet of the final reservoir will be at minus 400 meters below the main sea level and the tail release of the final turbine .i.e p20 will fall as a free water fall 15 meters down and this falling water is collected into the tail pond. The tail pond will get 96000 cubic meters ocean water every second and the tail pond will be 3 kilometers long having 20 meters depth and 150 meters wide. Water is pumped out by 2000 individual pump turbines. Each individual pump turbine will be 330 megawatts and will consume at least 240 megawatts of electricity and will pump out at least 50 cubic meters ocean water from minus 415 meters to above the main sea level so that the pumped out water will be sent back into the sea. Electricity can be generated from this running water too.
In this process of green electrical generation the very first reservoir i.e p1 power generation is always for sale 24×7 and p2 to p20 all 19 individual reservoirs power generated power is for pump consumption.
p1 reservoir will generate=10 gravity x150(m)head x 96000 cubic meters water per second x .60 efficiency= 86400000 KWH electricity generated per every one hour and in 24 hours the total generation will be 2073600000 kwh of green electricity for Sale.
Generation cost is free because no cost of raw materials and no transportation.
p2 reservoir will generate ,p= 10 x 40 meters head x 96000 cubic meters ocean water per second x .60 efficiency = 23040000 kwh electricity generated every hour from p2 reservoir x 19 individual reservoirs =437760000 KWH electricity per hour generation is consumed by 2000 individual pump turbines of 330 MW capacity each.
“THIS SYSTEM WORKS ON 60% EFFICIENCY AND STILL 35 % IS ON HAND AS STANDBY”.
The turbine is a Revolving Garden Gate model and will rotate by the reservoir pressure head.
The Water pressure is transferred from 150 meters diameter reservoir inlet into 40 meters reservoir outlet and will flow into each turbine.
thanking you
with regards
c.s.bhaskar
+91-9395541155
MILLIONS OF JOBS WITH GENERATION OF GREEN ELECTRICITY
IF WE THINK BIG WE CAN THINK SMALL AND IF WE DO BIG WE CAN DO SMALL.
DEAR SIR, I AM DOING RESEARCH IN GREEN POWER GENERATION AND THERE IS A MISCONCEPTION REGARDING GREEN POWER GENERATION IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ABOUT THE GRID REQUIRED CONNECTIVITY BECAUSE WIND AND SOLAR ARE THE TWO MAIN IMPORTANT CATEGORIES TO GENERATE GREEN ELECTRICITY THE WORLD THINKS. AS WIND IS ALWAYS NOT BLOWING 24 X 7 IN ALL COUNTRIES ALL 365 DAYS EVENLY AND THE SAME IS THE STORY WITH SOLAR, SUN WILL NOT SHINE ALWAYS. SO I HAVE DONE A EXPERIMENT WITH CASCADING MARINE HYDRO ELECTRICAL GENERATION AND I FOUND THE GENERATION IS PARALLEL WITH ALL FOSSIL FUELS AND WITH NUCLEAR TOO. THERE IS 1.3 CUBIC BILLION KILOMETERS OF WATER ON THIS PLANET AND ALL THIS WATER IS THE RAW MATERIAL FOR MY CONCEPT. ALL COUNTRIES ARE HAVING A VERY LONG COAST LINE AND MORE PEOPLE LIVE NEAR THE COAST LINE THAN NEAR A RIVER BANK.
POINTS TO CONSIDER:
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS
Creates economic activity in remote areas
Project co-ownership opportunities created for first nations
Business venture opportunities created for first nations and local communities
Local tax revenue generated
Construction and long term jobs created
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
Zero GHG emissionsNo pollution or wastes created
Displaces energy produced by oil, gas, coal etc
ENERGY PRODUCED FROM A RENEWABLE RESOURCE SEA WATER REQUIRED NO FUEL THUS CALLED “CLEAN POWER”
No acquiring of lands for construction of large dams
No silt removal as seen in dams.
Simple construction and requires less maintenance very robust and has long life
LOCAL GENERATION AND LOCAL DISTRIBUTION
ONLY LOCAL GRID “SMALL GRID” SMART GRID.
NO TRANSMISSION LOSSES
COST OF GENERATION VERY LESS AFTER THE REPAYMENT OF THE LOAN JUST FREE ELECTRICITY FOR LIFE TIME
NO PURCHASE OF RAW MATERIAL
NO TRANSPORTATION CHARGE
WILL GENERATE CARBON CREDITS
WITH EXCESS GENERATION LOCAL AREAS WILL GET 24 X 7 FREE WATER SUPPLY
WITH EXCESS GENERATION LOCAL FARMING COMMUNITY WILL GET FREE ELECTRICITY 24 X 7
WITH EXCESS GENERATION ALL VILLAGES NEAR TO THE GENERATION AREAS FREE STREET LIGHTS
WITH EXCESS GENERATION ALL PEOPLE BELOW POVERTY LINE WILL GET FREE ELECTRICITY
WITH EXCESS GENERATION ALL FAMILIES WILL GET 20 UNITS PER MONTH FREE ELECTRICITY FOR COOKING THERE BY NO USAGE OF GAS .SEPARATE METER FOR THE 20 UNITS.
WITH EXCESS GENERATION ALL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS WILL BE CHEAP
RAILWAYS CAN RUN ON ELECTRICITY AND ENCOURAGE TRAM SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTATION IN THE LOCAL AREAS
HYBRID VEHICLES WILL RUN ON ELECTRICITY BY TRACTION OR BY BATTERY
CABLE CARS WILL BE HANDY IN HILLY AREAS
WITH EXCESS GENERATION ELECTRIC BUNKS WILL SUPPLY ELECTRICITY AND REPLACE PETROL BUNKS THERE BY NO DEPENDENCY ON FOSSIL FUELS AND ON OTHER COUNTRIES TOO
WILL STOP THE IMPORTS OF CRUDE OIL AND WILL SAVE FOREIGN EXCHANGE CURRENCY
WITH EXCESS GENERATION FOOD PRODUCTION WILL INCREASE AND HORTICULTURE WILL DEVELOP IN EVERY VILLAGE
DAIRY AND FISHERIES WILL INCREASE IN EVERY VILLAGE
HAND LOOM INDUSTRIES WILL DEVELOP IN LOCAL AREAS AND TRADITIONAL DESIGNS WILL GET ENCOURAGEMENT
ALL FACTORIES WILL RUN ON 6 HOURS SHIFT AND WILL WORK 4 SHIFTS A DAY CREATING MORE EMPLOYMENTS ALL ALONG THE COAST
MAJOR AND HEAVY INDUSTRIES WILL BE SHIFTED TO COASTAL AREAS TO GET HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICITY THERE BY NO USAGE OF FOSSIL FUEL’S AND NO POLLUTION AND GLOBAL WARMING
IMPROVEMENT IN DESALINATION PLANTS AND DRINKING WATER SUPPLY TO ALL LOCAL COMMUNITIES 24 X 7 ON THE COASTAL BELT
WHEN LOAD FACTOR, PEOPLE + ELECTRICITY IS SHIFTED TO THE COASTAL AREAS ALL CITIES WILL BE NEAT AND CLEAN
IMPROVEMENT IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS
ALL COASTAL AREAS WILL GET MANY ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS MANUFACTURING UNITS, BATTERY MANUFACTURING UNITS THERE BY IMPROVEMENT IN DAY TO DAY LIVING ACTIVITIES