ENERGY
The clean energy industry generates hundreds of billions in economic activity, and is expected to continue to grow rapidly in the coming years. There is tremendous economic opportunity for countries that invent, manufacture and export clean energy technologies. In the journey towards sustainability, clean energy is also part of the key solutions provided by Renexus Group. Our solutions help nations harness the power of renewable energy resources in the form of hydropower, biomass and solar. Renexus plays an instrumental role in conserving nature by reducing the use of natural gas & coal in electricity generation and utilize the resources to produce renewable energy to the country.
Turbulent water turbines can help to save the planet by providing clean, reliable energy in a cost-effective way Affordable & Clean Energy Solutions
HYDROPOWER
Due to the intermittency of wind and solar production, hydropower is one of the most attractive and intriguing solutions to harness energy, yet there are not many types of viable technologies for low-head hydropower. Introducing the most profitable low-head hydropower plant – Turbulent low-head vortex turbines. A reliable and continuous on- and off-grid alternative to diesel, solar, wind and other intermittent generators. Renexus through its collaboration with Turbulent is bringing a new way to approach hydropower by harnessing energy from the natural flow of the stream, a design that separates itself from other low-head hydropower ideas in simplicity, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
Green Tech
As a run-in-river technology, Turbulent has one of the lowest carbon footprints of all electricity generation technologies as it requires much less raw materials (steel, concrete) than most. (Source, UK Parliament)
Cost-efficient
The Turbulent micro- hydropower plant has a considerably lower cost than traditional hydropower and a competitive price to solar plant with batteries
More power, less space, constant energy
To produce the same amount of continuous power as a Turbulent turbine, you would have to install a solar plant the size of a football field. The Turbulent turbine needs only 8% of that space.
World Recognition
In 2018 Turbulent went viral, reaching over 100 million views in social media. Since then, Turbulent has received more than 15,000 requests for its projects from distributors, customers and investors.
More than a product
Not content to simply hand o a product, Turbulent offers a suite of services to ensure the highest quality and most comprehensive solution is carried out for each installation.
THE SIMPLICITY AND COST-EFFICIENCY OF TURBULENT MICRO-HYDRO WATER TURBINES OPEN UP A NEW WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ISOLATED RURAL COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY ON THE DEVELOPMENT
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Energy for dozens of households to entire communities harnessed from a single turbine in rivers that were never viable before.
TURBULENT MICRO-HYDRO WATER TURBINES OPEN UP A NEW WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY CREATING NEW FUTURE PROOF BUSINESS REVENUES, DEVELOPING LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND MAKING A SUSTAINABLE PROFIT
Reliable affordable green energy.
Turbulent water turbines are ideal for governments, NGOs or CSR department wanting to allocate funds towards rural electrification.
- Remote electrification for lighting and communication for homes, medical clinics, schools, small businesses, public infrastructure and other facilities.
- Submersible turbines form 5 to 200 kW
- An ideal solution for multiple locations
- Can be installed on and off-grid
Reliable, profitable green energy,
Turbulent water turbines are ideal for businesses or villager needing above 500,000 kWh/year
- Above-water turbine models from 70 to 200 kW
- Possibility to install multiple turbines
- Can be install on and off-grid
- The biggest turbine unit fits on a 20ft container
READY FOR ANYWHERE RENEXUS HYDROPOWER TURBULENT TURBINE TECHNOLOGY IS THE IDEAL SOLUTION FOR EVEN THE MOST REMOTE LOCATIONS
COST-EFFICIENT, SUSTAINABLE, RELIABLE POWER GENERATION SOLUTION FOR ON-AND OFF-GRID COMMUNITY
On-grid Community
- Lower electricity costs
- Sell energy to the grid
- Sustainable, future-proof technology
- At least 30 years of energy generation
- Shared costs for the community
Off-grid Community
Electrification of remote areas without access to the grid
Energy 24/7
Local economy development
Higher life-quality
On-Grid - Cost-saving with the cleanest possible electricity.
A good quality grid is available near the turbine installation & consumers. The turbine will decrease your electricity bill considerably. The backbone is an induction generator that is coupled to the grid and will provide over 90% uptime.
Basic Off-Grid - Reliable remote electricity, hydro only.
A top-quality micro-grid providing energy right from the water with the following features:
- Pure Sine Wave Inverter
- Controlled dump loads + Power Factor Correction (PFC) for optimal load balancing
- Starting battery for generator
Smart On/Off-Grid - Reliable electricity anywhere, combined hydro.
A top-quality micro-grid compatible with other power sources and energy storage. It has the same functionalities of the basic off-grid solution, with the following additional features:
- Peak consumer loads up to 3x turbine power, ensuring energy availability during peak demand
- Batteries dimensioned for peak-shaving and increased uptime till 99%
- Can be grid-connected with uninterrupted switching between on and off-grid
- Easily integrates with other power sources like solar, wind, diesel
GENERATE 8 TIMES MORE THAN ENERGY THAN SOLAR
Hydropower is always there: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Every hour is a peak hour for hydro energy, while solar power is not available at night.
Comparing a Turbulent hydroelectric plant with a solar panel array of equivalent capacity, you will generate 8 times more energy using only 6% of the space
DISCOVER OUR MODELS
The model you can install will depend on the head and flow combination of your stream. Each model has a unique basin diameter to optimally fit diverse stream characteristics.
Delivery of the Turbine Core Unit is consisting of the following components as shown in the diagram.
Underwater Turbine from 5 to 70 kW
In order to check the suitability of your project, we will need a few details of your site:
- General contact information
- Enough flow (minimum 1000 L/s)
- Height difference (minimum 1.5 meter)
- Electrification of remote areas without access to the grid
- Electrification of remote areas without access to the grid
- GPS location (Google Earth)
- Energy Need (kWh/year)
- Grid connection (If applicable)
- Photos and videos
Harness clean energy from rivers or canals that were never viable before and power remote communities and villages with 1 to 200 households, schools, hospitals, small businesses, public infrastructure, and more.
- Easy transport on a small truck
- Easy transport on a small truck
- Fast delivery
- Easy civil works and installation in a couple of days
- No water or installation permits needed
- A reliable and constant energy source (unlike intermittent energy sources like wind or solar)
- Energy 24 hours, 365 days a year
GENERATOR ABOVE-WATER TURBINE FROM 70 - 200 KW
Turbulent water turbines are ideal for businesses or villages needing above 500.000 kWh/year
- Possibility to install multiple turbines
- Can be install on and off-grid
Harness clean energy from rivers or canals that were never viable before and power businesses and villages with energy needs of more than 500.000 kWh per year
- Economical, long term energy
- Generate 550.000 to 1.600.000 kWh per year per turbine
- Low maintenance
- Easy transpor by 20ft. container
- High ROI, low LCOE
- A reliable and constant energy source (unlike intermittent energy sources like wind or solar)
- Energy 24 hours, 365 days a year
- One of the highest plant factor available in the hydropower
- Easy civil works and installation in a couple of days
- A reliable and constant energy source of energy 24 hours, 365 days a year
- Generate high energy outputs using only 6% of the space of an equivalent solar PV plant.
- Low OPEX due to the slow turning of the turbine, no added pressure and very few moving parts. No facilities or operators needed
UNIQUE GIS SOFTWARE
Turbulent has developed a unique GIS software that can help you to find thousands of potential sites in your region! This innovative tool makes hydropower simpler than ever.
Once the site information is confirmed by a local engineer, different sizes of turbines can be installed to meet the energy need of each location. Furthermore and as a scalable solution, an interconnected network of turbines along the stream can provide up to multiple megawatts of power to supply higher energy demands.
Turbulent will become a partner in your projects, helping you along the way and providing assistance for site feasibility, installation, commissioning and maintenance training
INSTALLATION EASY SET-UP WITH LONG LASTING PRODUCTIVITY
Drop of 1.5 to 5 meter (5 to 16 feet) (2 sequenced turbines are possible if 5 m drop and larger flow)
Minimum flow of 1 cubic meter (35 cubic feet)/second constantly available throughout at least 9 months of the year.
Road nearby (to avoid unnecessary roadworks and environmental damage)
For On-Grid, Feed-in options nearby (ideally under 200m, to avoid lengthy line connections)
Ideally: 3G (or better) reception to enable remote monitoring
SINGLE TURBINE​
The Turbulent vortex turbine makes hundreds of sites possible that were never viable with other technologies. Because of the Smart Concrete foundation design, new sites can be developed without many extra concrete structures.
For a single turbine system, you only need a height difference between the upstream and downstream water level of 1.5 – 5 meters and a flow that is larger than 1 cubic meter per second.
Single turbine in river/canal with sudden drop
- For rivers with waterfall or sudden drop of 1.5-5 meters
- Easy to develop
- Minor modifications to river
- Time to install: ~1 month, civil works included
Single turbine in river/canal with gradual drop
- For rivers with a low height difference of up to 8 meters over a distance of 100 meters
- Rivers generally characterized by white water and turbulent flow
- To assess project, we require flow and head difference of the river over a distance of 100 meters
MULTIPLE TURBINE​
Minimum site requirements
Our easily scalable manufacturing and highly flexible, low-head design, allows us to harness the max energy potential of your streams. If you have a canal or river with at least 5 meters over 100m distance (and flow larger than 1 cubic meter), we can install multiple, interconnected turbines which—depending on your drops and flow—can generate up to 2 megawatts or more.
For a single turbine system, you only need a height difference between the upstream and downstream water level of 1.5 – 5 meters and a flow that is larger than 1 cubic meter per second.
A Scalable Solution
- Multiple installation possible from heads of 4 meters & flows of 6 cubic meters per second onwards.
- More power, less hassle.
- 0% Environment impact.
- Multiple interconnected turbines = no downtime during maintenance of a turbine
REMOTE CONTROL MONITORING​
A range of control and monitoring solutions can be provided to fit your specific project requirements, all building up to the latter:
Manual
- On/Off + emergency button
- Manual sluice gate and turbine operation
Automatic
- Automatic control for genset
- Sluice gate control for Active flood protection + increased power output.
- Basic remote monitoring by Turbulent
- Optional: Multiple consumer lines individually controlled.
Premium
- Remote control via mobile/PC and locally with a touch screen control
- Detailed monitoring and web dashboard