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Jack Rabbit turbine -- a drop-in-the-creek turbine that can generate power from a stream with as little as 13 inches of water and no head. Output from the Jack Rabbit is a maximum of 100 Watts, so daily output averages 1.5–2.4 kilowatt-hours, depending on your site.
Not unlimited hot water but enough for showers, dishes, and laundry for the two of us on a daily basis, if needed. To date, we haven’t had to run four nozzles. Hard to believe that our creek with “so little potential” enables such a luxuriously powered alternative homestead and lifestyle.
The Harris system is an efficient, durable battery-charging pelton turbine. It is designed to produce usable household power from springs and creeks that are too small to sustain the same level of useful power from a conventional A.C. generating system.
Best budget: Yosoo DC Water Turbine Generator; Best lightweight: Beduan Micro Water Turbine Generator ; Best off-grid: PowerSpout TRG; Best small: Suneco 500W Hydro Turbine
Runner-Up: SAVEMORE4U18 Water Turbine Generator: A micro hydro power system that can generate electricity and appeals to any budget no matter your living situation. Check Price: Best For Camping: Waterlily USB Portable Power: Waterlily’s turbine can be used in rivers, streams, wind, or hand-cranked to charge small electronics in an outdoor ...
Canyon Hydro designs and manufactures small hydro systems ranging from 4kW to 25MW. Each system is designed and built at our manufacturing facilites in the USA.
Micro-hydro systems that are nonconsumptive and “run of river” — meaning that the natural water flow and elevation drop is used to generate power and the water is directed back into the stream — generally have a small environmental impact.
Micro-hydroelectric generators are yet another method of producing electricity off the grid. If you are blessed with a suitable creek, hydro is definitely something you should look into.
PowerSpout turbines are modular so if you have an appropriate water resource installing multiple units has many advantages. All hydro turbines require periodic maintenance and if multiple units are installed the power generation doesn’t need to stop during this time.
Small water generators for home use are undoubtedly a great alternative to gas generators if you live in an area with streams or creeks that can power your turbine. The even smaller, portable variants can successfully replace a camping photovoltaic panel, and you can use it to recharge your small devices and batteries.