Micro-Hydroelectric System

The Wildlands Conservancy Engineering, 2015-16

Liaison(s): Jason Laird, Doug Chudy, Paul Melzer
Advisor(s): Okitsugu Furuya
Students(s): Rose Martin (TL-F), Maggie Liu (TL), Huting Lin (S), Michael Muzio (S), Courtney Coyle (F), Daniel McCabe (F), Tyler Smallwood (F)

The Wildlands Conservancy has a natural, year-round water source at its Oak Glen Preserve that can be used to generate green energy. We have designed a micro-hydroelectric system optimized for the surrounding area that ties into the Southern California Edison grid to offset the property’s power usage. Additionally, we have designed a second smaller system that will be primarily used to educate the Preserve’s visitors about hydroelectric energy.