Make your own hydropower

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Here's a pretty good PDF on making your own mini-hydropower plant using (mostly) things you already have around the house - Link.


Posted by Phillip Torrone | May 25, 2006 03:58 PM
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Posted by: Antonio Pietrangeli on January 14, 2008 at 4:28 PM

A very nice idea for hydropower fans.
I'm an engineer working in the field and I hope to have time to test this suggestions.


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Posted by: Kris Smith (user of Google) on February 4, 2008 at 3:20 PM

I love this website it was very helpful to me is a HUGE project im doing in science. Thank-you to those who put this website together!


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Posted by: Kris Smith (user of Google) on February 4, 2008 at 3:21 PM

I love this website it was very helpful to me is a HUGE project im doing in science. Thank-you to those who put this website together!


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Posted by: Kris Smith (user of Google) on February 4, 2008 at 3:22 PM

I love this website it was very helpful to me is a HUGE project im doing in science. Thank-you to those who put this website together!


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Posted by: Kris Smith (user of Google) on February 4, 2008 at 3:22 PM

I love this website it was very helpful to me is a HUGE project im doing in science. Thank-you to those who put this website together!


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Posted by: Kris Smith (user of Google) on February 4, 2008 at 3:23 PM

I love this website it was very helpful to me is a HUGE project im doing in science. Thank-you to those who put this website together!


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Posted by: Ben on February 25, 2008 at 1:47 AM

Kris, did you really need to post 5 times?


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