Plutonic Power Corporation develops environmentally friendly run-of river hydro projects in British Columbia.
Now before we get into the specifics on this one, let's first answer the question: What is run-of-river hydro?
Plutonic defines it quite well, stating that run-of-river projects do not actually require any damming of water. Instead, some of the water in a river is diverted and sent into a pipe called a penstock.
This penstock feeds the water downhill to a generating station. The natural force of gravity creates the energy required to spin the turbines that in turn generate electricity. The water leaves the generating station and is returned to the river without altering the existing flow or water levels.
All of Plutonic's component specifications and construction methods are consistent with providing the least amount of environmental and visual impacts.
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