Micro-hydro Installations

Stop Press: Segen installed micro-hydro turbines featured on British Satellite News channel.

Micro-hydro power was the mainstay of power generation for hundred's of years before the advent of fossil fuels and could well be again now that the problems of climate change are becoming ever more apparent.

The UK has thousands of old mill sites waiting to be re-activated using modern micro-hydro water turbines rather than water wheels, and Segen has the knowledge and experience to help make that a reality.

Segen is one of the UK's leading installers of micro-hydro water turbines and Segen's knowledge is second to none and we have many working systems to prove it.

Please read our Introduction to Micro-hydro page which will give you an overview of what a micro-hydro system is.

Segen can assist with all aspects of a micro-hydro system;

• A feasibility study to establish if a site it suitable for a micro-hydro system and generate an outline budget and expected energy generation.
• Applications for an abstraction license to the Environment Agency to obtain permission to use the water flow for micro generation.
• Segen can provide a compete service for all aspects of a micro-hydro system design.
• Project management of all stages of the installation and commissioning of a project.
• Segen also design and manufacture our own low head water turbines.

If you wish further information then please review carefully our Estimating Head and Flow guide and then use our Hydro Enquiry form.

If you wish to view some live micro-hydro installations then you may find the Somerset mills tour on the 4 October & 15 November 2008 of interest.

Segen's micro hydro expertise goes back many years through its acquisition in 2007 of, Hydro Generation, which has now been fully incorporated into Segen along with all the staff.