Pico Hydro Sample Clauses

Pico Hydro. ‌ The term pico hydro refers to very small hydro systems. There is a large potential market for pico hydro due to the fact that:  Small water flows are required;  Small communities in the developing world are often not linked to a power grid;  Locally manufactured pico hydro systems have lower long term costs per kilowatt than;  solar, wind, or diesel systems;  Hydro systems provide constant energy during times of normal rainfall. Today, the primary use of pico hydro is for lighting and basic electrical needs in remote areas. However, areas with high rainfall, steep flowing streams and rivers provide an ideal source of power for wireless communication network base stations, allowing the low cost, low maintenance deployment of wireless communications to emerging markets.