Designing and Building Mini and Micro Hydro Power Schemes

Luis Rodriguez, Teodoro Sanchez

Small hydro power installations have the potential to provide a renewable supply of energy to people in remote, hilly communities, far from the national gird. This book is based on the authors' considerable experience of installing hydroelectric schemes that produce up to 500kW for powering small co...

Axial Turbine Guide to Installation

The guide gives the most important process steps for the installation of the Axial Turbine for the generation of hydro power energy.

Axial Turbine Guide to Manufacture

This technical brief presents guidelines for the manufacture of the axial turbine which is used in the generation of hydro powered energy.

Domestic Rainwater Harvesting Tank

A manual on how to train people in the construction of a ferrocement "pumpkin" water tank.

Solar PV Technologies in Sri Lanka

Renewable energy practices in Sri Lanka

Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Projects

This manual provides implementers with technical information on how to install an efficient pico hydro unit with community participation (including that of women in the community who benefit the most from this technology). It further helps practitioners made aware of how best to harness strengths of...

Toddy and Palm Wine

Virtually any sugary plant sap can be processed into alcoholic drinks. The process is essentially fermentation of sugars making alcohol and carbon dioxide.

Training Manual for Eco-Toilet Construction

A manual covering the different designs of eco san toilet from Bangladesh.

From Vulnerability to Resilience (V2R)

This documents sets out the key factors that contribute to peoples' vulnerability: exposure to hazards and stresses and fragile livelihoods. It provides detailed explanation of the linkages between these factors, as well as ideas for action to strengthen resilience.

SODIS - Solar Water Disinfection

This document looks at issues surrounding clean drinking water and a simple and low-cost solution called SODIS, where the heat and UV rays from the sun fall on water in plastic bottles, killing patho-genic micro-organisms.