Smart Hydro Power GmbH

Type:	Privately Held
Industry:	Environmental Services
Founded:	Bayern, 2010
Founder(s):	Dr. Karl Kolmsee
Headquarters:	Garatshausen
Country:	Germany
Products:	Micro Hydro Kinetic Turbine
Employees:	1-10 (2016)
Email:	info@smart-hydro.de
Website:	Smart Hydro Power GmbH Website
Facebook:	Smart Hydro Power facebook
LinkedIn:	Smart Hydro Power LinkedIn
Twitter:	@https://twitter.com/smarthydropower
Key People
Dr. Karl Kolmsee, CEO

Smart Hydro Power is a German based engineering company that develops, produces and commercializes affordable and environment-friendly kinetic micro hydropower systems.

History

2010

• Smart Hydro Power GmbH was officially founded
• First turbine tests run in German rivers

2011

• April 2011: First turbine prototype in the water
• Winner of the Enable2start competition
• Gain investment from High Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)
• First installation abroad: in Peru

2012

• National winner of KfW Award
• Winner of Clean Tech Media Award
• Winner of the ECOSUMMIT Award

2013

• First private customer installation in Germany
• Market expansion to Africa and in Latin America
• Further product development of distributed generation solutions

2014

• Integration of SMART Training in the portfolio
• Development of the standardized Electrical Cabinet
• Development of the SMART Hybrid System
• Winner of ESHA (European Small Hydropower Association) Innovation Award

2015

• HOMER Pro includes the first-ever hydro-kinetic turbine by Smart Hydro Power in their software
• Dr. Karl Kolmsee becomes a member of Alliance for Rural Electrification`s Board
• First SMART Irrigation System installed in Neiva, Colombia
• Integration of the SMART Free Stream in the portfolio

Services

Amongst the services offered by Smart Hydro Power GmbH include the Smart Turbine, Smart Packages, Smart Energy Management Systems and Smart Services and Auxiliaries.

Smart Turbines: These are turbines for rivers and canals which allow for the introduction of a base load supply, are easy to install and maintain, require minimal space structure, lead to low infrastructural costs as no dams are required, they have no environmental impact and have a minimal audible disturbance.

Smart Packages: SMART Packages were created as standardized solutions for rural electrification, consisting of a combination of different energy sources, electrical components, and appliances. These plug-and-play distributed generation installations are available either with only solar sources or alternatively as hybrids with both solar and hydrokinetic turbines. They may be connected to irrigation pumps, water treatment systems, and many other appliances depending on the local needs.

Smart Energy Management Systems: Smart Hydro Power offers the complete service related to site analysis, training, and measurement services. As a decentralized energy system often generates excess power, instead of throwing this power away, Smart Hydro Power GmbH uses auxiliary devices such as, water purifiers, water pumps, ice makers, coolers and many more, as alternative ways to store energy.

Projects

Smart Hydro Power recently signed a deal for thirteen additional kinetic water turbines in Nigeria, after the successful installation of two turbines at the end of 2013.The third SMART turbine from the previous order in Nigeria was installed in a remote village near the town of Akwanga. This newest installation provides year-round energy for seven households close to the river Mada, even during the dry season.

In October 2014, Smart Hydro Power installed a SHP hybrid system in the small village of Marisol, Peru.

Smart Hydro Power has a hybrid system installed in the heart of Munich which functions both as a testing and demonstration site since 2011.

Smart Hydro Power has an installation near Munich which is constantly testing the newest upgrades to the Monofloat hydrokinetic turbine.

Smart Hydro Power has an installation in the outflow of a hydroelectric dam in Salvajinas, Valley of Cauca. It is one of three international tests sites for the company.

Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology

SMART Hybrid System

Source: Smart Hydro Power GmbH

Smart Hydro Power's hybrid system combines a micro hydro kinetic turbine with solar panels (and sometimes other sources) to provide clean, continuous energy year round.