Hydro

Small-scale hydropower is one of the most cost-effective and reliable energy technologies to be considered for providing clean electricity generation. XY Associates are ideally placed to give you an early assessment of what is the potential of your land and to work with you to deliver the very best solution to your needs.

Some of the benefits of Hydro Power over wind, wave and solar are:

High efficiency 70 - 90%
High capacity factor typically >50%, compared with 10% for solar and 30% for wind
High level of predictability, varying with annual rainfall patterns
Slow rate of change; the output power varies only gradually day to day
Synergy with demand i.e. Maximum output in winter
Mature, robust technology; systems engineered to last for 50 years or more
Environmentally positive