Turn your water flow into renewable power
Understand whether your site could generate clean, always-on electricity
Renewable power from flowing water
Many streams, rivers, weirs and watercourses have the potential to generate renewable power. For PicoStream to be commercially worthwhile, sites are typically best suited to flows above 200 litres per second.
Every site is different. Flow rate, water speed, head and site layout all affect generation potential, which is why we assess each location individually. Once a site survey is booked, we’ll visit your site, confirm suitability and provide an estimated annual generation figure.
What affects generation?
Flow
The volume of water moving through the site.
Water Speed
Faster-moving water significantly increases generation potential.
Head or drop
A visible change in water level improves the available energy.
Site layout
Access, anchoring points and channel shape all affect how the turbine can be installed.
Indicative output based on mean water velocity. During a site survey, we assess head, flow, water speed and site layout to provide a site-specific generation estimate.
What could I generate?
As a guide, a site with around 200 litres per second of flow and approximately 1.4m of head could generate around 10 MWh per year, depending on site conditions.
A higher-flow site may achieve similar output with less head. For example, around 300 litres per second with approximately 1m of head could deliver a comparable annual generation figure.
Ready to assess your site?
Start with a £500 site survey. We’ll visit your site, assess suitability and estimate annual generation.
If your site is suitable, your survey and deposit secure your place in the installation queue. Installations will be allocated in deposit order as the next PicoStream units become available.