I know nothing of laws in your country but I suspet a partner agreement with an established generating company would be the way to go.
If you are planning only one turbine how are you going to supply power during turbine and associated equipment down time. You would need to show that you will be a reliable supplier of green energy.
Assuming the Canadian government has an enviromemtal minister, contact their office, offer to show them your site & plans if you can get someone at that level on side it will make the word of difference. If anybody can point you in the right direction they should be able too.
I don't know the exchange rates to Australian dollars but 100K does not sound much for a dam, turbine and associated infastructure. Powering 800 homes requires a large generator, in the absence of specific figures, to me your's don't add up.
It sounds like a rewarding project but if you can't fund an enviromental study (could you get a university interested) how are you going to complete a 16 house subdivision.
allan down underA life lived in fear is a life half lived.
You are correct it is a Mega Watt...it has been determined that we will produce 920,967 Kilowatt hours. In Ontario, we can sell back to the grid at .11cents/Kw.
I have been in contact will the enviromenetal minister directly and received letters stating "way to go"...bla bla but no real interest.
The funding for a subdivision is a lot easier...I have currently shifted my plans and have started the steps to develop the subdivision. We should have an approved draft plan in about a year, then we will be able to fund the Hydro Generation ourselves.
It just BUGS me that there is a income coming in each year forever (we hope) and that the lending institutions are far behind everyone on this. It would be easier to get money for a Resturant business than this.
To the group..thanks for your comments, I will check this site each morning and evening.
Ed[ Parent ]
I understand your frustration, little people are always scared of anything outside the norm, they don't have a box to tick for hydro power.
Keep chipping away you will get there, any photos of this site?
regards Allan down underA life lived in fear is a life half lived.[ Parent ]
So, having said that, if you go to the following link there should be some pics of what we are up too.
www.foghorn.ca/herronmills
I am hoping that power from the Mill will supply hydro to the subdivision 80% of the time and grid supplied 20% of the time...not sure if this is possible. As well as offering wind and solar to the homes as well.
thanks,
Depending on the type of dam and how you intend to run the turbine, you may seriously effect the river system. It isn't a joke at all. This is a commercial class generation facility and you'll need to play by some important rules. There are limits to be established on your ability to store and release water behind the dam for load matching (perhaps less important on-grid). There are also seasonal patterns that you may be required to follow. The height of the dam will determine the area flooded, etc... Your environmentally conscious clients may actually be somewhat unnerved to see how much impact a large dam can have. Don't blow this off - it's important.
It IS neat to be able to see the turbine spin just around the block from your house, but being grid connected... it doesn't matter that much where the dam is, as long as the clients pay for green power somewhere. There is also a supply benefit that you disconnect from the grid if it went down, rates changed or limitations enforced. It's nice to control your own generation for security.[ Parent ]
