6 EXPERIMENTAL ENERGY PROJECTS

1. Eachampetty: Micro grid scheme with 4 KW Turgo impulse hydro turbine for the Eachampetty Tribal colony (forest land) near Marayur, Idukki Dt, Kerala

2. Kaduvetty: MHP - 20 KW vortex micro hydro turbine project within Thiruvananthapuram Corporation in the river Killiyar. This is the very first vortex turbine installation in India. The turbine runs with the force created by an artificial whirlpool created from a very low water head (say 1- 1.5 m).

3. Karimutty: Pico hydro installation (less than 5 KW) for the forest department.

4. NLC India Ltd, Neyveli, TN: Zero head or velocity or kinetic turbine which runs on the flow velocity of water. This 4 x 5 KW installation is in the cooling water channel of Thermal Power Station II (1470 MW) of NLCI Ltd at Neyveli campus and has been running for the last six months.

5. Various Pico turbine installations 110 picos have been installed in Kerala.

6. Thayannankudy tribal colony inside Chinnar wildlife sanctuary – 3 KW pico cross flow turbine-based micro grid hydro power scheme with the support of the Anaimudy Forest Development Agency. The water is diverted from Chinnar river. The tail water is drawn through pipes up to 6 km away to fill a lake inside the forest watering hole for animals.