Frequently Asked Questions
What is unique about Maini Renewables?
Maini Renewables rely on tidal energy to generate electricity. It is a 100% renewable source of energy, and no dams or barrages need be built to accommodate our devices, saving on infrastructure costs.
How many houses can be powered by Maini Renewables?
The average household consumes 18.1 kilowatt hours of electricity each day. In a slow flowing canal, a single mini-Norris turbine will produce enough electricity to power a home or with multiple turbines, enough for a farm or business.
By adding further Norris turbines the amount of electricity can be increased to provide enough for larger customers or for a grid.
How often is tidal energy available everyday?
In most locations around the world, two high and two low tides occur every 24 hours and 50 minutes. The time between the tides is aligned with the orbit of the moon and is slightly different to Earth’s exactly 24-hour day. This means that high and low tides occur at shifting times of the day and night – but are always 100% predictable.
The horizontal velocity changes from very slow just before high or low tide and is at its fastest midway between high and low tide. The graph of this velocity resembles a sine curve.
Is there potential for widespread use of hydrokinetic turbines?
Commercialization of Maini Renewables has begun for customers seeking to broaden the energy mix using 100% predictable and cost-effective power from an energy resource that is hiding in plain sight near their facilities.
Details of our progress will be updated on our website and on our social media.
How much energy generation potential does India have from canals?
101 GW of energy can be generated from canals in India.
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What would be the required length of a stretch of canal to generate 1 MW?
It would depend on how many turbines can be installed along the width of the canal. But assuming only one turbine along the width, 1 MW can be generated from 500m of length of canal.
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https://www.mainirenewables.com/post/distributed-hydropower-from-canals-and-streams