This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) aims to develop a cost-effective design for installing and operating an Archimedes hydrodynamic turbine in existing low-head irrigation infrastructure. The $243,540 award to Drops For Watts, Nonprofit Inc. will fund the completion of a first demonstration site to transport water through an irrigation canal and generate additional hydropower using an aerial bypass system. The project objectives are to engage stakeholders, identify standardized solutions for interfacing with existing irrigation structures, and develop lowest-cost modular designs that can be installed by local labor. This effort supports the program's goals of advancing renewable energy technologies, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and providing power generation in rural and underserved agricultural communities.
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