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The world's smallest hydropower plant

March 17, 2017

Sick of your phone running out of battery? Now you can use a mini water turbine to charge it up! The German design is already in demand from African communities wanting to generate their own hydropower.

https://p.dw.com/p/2Ysvi
Im Bild: Mini Wasserturbine von der deutschen Firma Blue Freedom entwickelt 
Quelle: Screenshot aus einem DW Eigendreh Beitrag für eco@africa 
Stichwörter: Hydropower, water turbine, Blue Freedom
Image: DW

Energy to go: the world’s smallest hydropower plant