December 2017

An innovative solution for low heads

Head

Low heads from 1.20m

Flow
 Simple,
reliable and
efficient
turbines
• A very simple design
Reliability and reduced maintenance

• An industrial approach
85% of common components

• Integrated, watertight and efficient generator

High efficiency permanent magnet technology

• Energy directly to grid standards

240 v single phase or 400 v three phase (50 or 60 Hz)

• Minimised investment cost

Between 2.900 € and 1.100 € HT per nominal kW
Great versatility of installation

• Horizontal, vertical or inclined,

• In a water chamber or in a penstock

• In islanding or connected to the grid

• Immersed and silent

 Low heads :
A considerable and
untapped potential !

3 main axes of
development
Run of river
applications :

Mills, micro-HPP,
locks, canals,
lakes, leisure centers,
instream flows,
Etc.

600.000 mills in Europe :

Represent a market in excess of 20 Bn
Industrial applications :
Potable & wastewater plants
Food industry, papermaking
Chemistry, mines, fish farming
Breweries & distilleries, Etc…

➔ At the heart of the energy transition

➔ and CRS obligations !
 Energy access for all

Rural electrification, Absence of grid

infrastructure.

Aid for development, NGO, education,

health, communication,

Agriculture, irrigation, rice-farming,

Movable or temporary installation.

➔ 12% of the world population has no access to

electricity.
 Three models from 1 to 130 kW

T400 Leopard : 3 to 12 kW

T800 Lion : 6 to 60 kW

T1300 Tigre : 24 to 130 kW

 Range of application of turbines
Head

Flow
 T400 Leopard

From 3 to 12 kW
✓ Single-phase 240 volts &
Three-phase 400 volts 50 Hz

✓ From :
Flow : 70 l/s to 350 l/s
Head : 1.20 to 7,00 m.

✓ Investment : from 1 500 € to

2 700 € per nominal kW

✓ Availiable for drinking water

T800 Lion
From 6 to 60 kW
✓ Three-phase 400 volts 50 Hz

✓ From :
Flow : 250 l/s to 1,4 m3/s
Head : 1.20 to 7 m

✓ Investment :
1 200 € to 2 850 € per nominal kW
T1300 Tigre
From 24 to 120 kW

✓ Three-phase 400 volts 50 Hz

✓ Potential from :
Flow : 0,7 m3/s to 4 m3/s
Head : 1.00 m to 7 m

✓ Investment :
1 100 € to 2 300 € Ex VAT per
nominal kW
 An innovative grid connection solution

Grid

• Automatic connection and disconnection to the grid.

• Protection in case of any electric disfunction.
• A web interface to collect the data
• 100% of the energy generated sent to the grid.
 turbines in a nutshell

Innovative Low head and low flow

Simple, reliable Reduced and limited maintenance

Efficient Water to wire efficiency around 80%

Economical 1.100 € to 2.900 € Ex VAT / nominal kW

Bankable R.O.I. 2 to 4 years according to power

ex civil work and grid connection

Industrialised
85% standardised components
Zero nuisance
Silent and immersed,
Proximity Production «Made in France»
 Case study 1 :
Moulin Neuf – Water mill

Objective : 100% sent to the grid

Site specifications :
H = 2,80 m
Q = 750 l/s x 2

2 Lion Turbines 15 kW

Annual production : 220 000 kWh

Investment :
Turbines and reg : 80.000 €
Civil engineering : 8.000 €*
* Home made
ROI : 4 years
After installation & commissionning of
T 800 units and bell valve
 Case study 2 :
Romande Energie / Suisse

Objective :
Install turbine of the ecological instream flow
Self consumption and grid connected

Site specifications :
H = 4,10 m
Q = 460 l/s

1 Lion Turbine 15 kW
Investment :
Turbine and reg : 58.000 €
Civil engineering : NC
ROI : N.C
Commissioning Installation Operating site
 Case study 3 :
HPP of Rogoznika - Slovenia

Context : Turbines fitted on mobil gate utilising instream flow in discharge canal
Site specifications : H = from 2,60 to 2,90 m / Q = from 1.150 to 400 l/s
2 Turbines T800 of 15 & 12 kW, Generation 124 MWh (437 operating days /an)
Investment : Turbine & regulation 70.000 € + draft pipes 20.000 € (approx)
Created in 2010, product launch since 2014

More than 70 turbines in service

• Trust from energy producers

Romande Energie (Switzerland)
Enercoop Rhône-Alpes (France)
Gruyère Energie (Switzerland)
Guinard Energies (France)
HSE (Slovenia)
Selected by Engie & SHEM as supplier

More than 500 projects under study in Europe !

A recognised innovation FINALISTE

Thank you for your attention
LOW HEAD IS THE FUTUR OF HYDRO
Head

Size of market
Datawatt
Web communication

Acquisition of data
• Tension on the three phases
• Power per phase and cumulative
power
• Frequency
• Cos ϕ
• Energie generated since begining
• Cumulative operating time per
machine
• Information on one off events

Web Interface to manage and analyse

data
Via WiFi or mobil phone line, to a
dedicated web page

• Operations reporting
• Evaluation and monitoring of
Opérations de
maintenance

Maintenance annuelle
Intervention sans dépose de la turbine de son cône
Contrôle système de graissage palier
Remplacement de la graisse
Contrôle du départiteur de potentiel
Contrôle visuel du palier supérieur
Contrôle visuel de la turbine
Contrôle anode supérieure

Grande maintenance en atelier Turbiwatt

Contrôle général de la turbine

Grande maintenance
Changement Roulement + palier
Garniture mécanique
Départiteur de potentiel
Cordon flexible cable
Anodes
Sablage ou microbillage complet
Primer et peinture anticorrosion (sauf Léopard)
Test complet sur banc
Équipement du débit d’attrait d’un ascenseur à poisson
More than 70 Lion and Leopard turbines since
• Mills /MHPP :
•
2013 Moulin des Combes (Vienne)
•
Moulin Gametta (Pyrénées Atl.)
• Moulin de Pluviers (Orne)
• Moulin de Pomperat (Lot et Garonne)
• Moulin Neuf (Morbihan)
• Moulin de Keraufret (Morbihan)
• Moulin de Jegut (Morbihan)
• Moulin de la Bourre (Jura)
• Ets. Calvet (Dordogne)
• Moulin de Kerlaustrec (Finistère)
• Moulin de Damany (Finistère)
• Moulin Neuf (Finistère)
• Moulin Braimboeuf (Maine et Loire)
• Moulin d’Epassé (Eure et Loir)
• Moulin de Bergouey (Pyrénées Atl.)
• Moulin de la Grande Roue (Dordogne)
• Moulin Martin (Deux Sèvres)
• Moulin de Keralys (Morbihan)

• Energy providers :
• Enercoop Rhône-Alpes
• Romande Energie (Suisse)
• Gruyère Energie (Suisse)
• Guinard Energies (Finistère)
• Centrale de Bätterkinden (Suisse)
• Centrale de Cortebert (Suisse)
• Centrale La Heutte (Suisse)
• Hydric (Espagne)

• Local authorities :
• Lac de Virelles (Belgique)

• Laboratories and universities :

• BE Hydro CremHyg (Grenoble)
• HEAFr (Fribourg – Suisse)
More than 400 projects in
study!