ERG (Engineering Research Group)

1. Our goal is to help to solve the problem of access to cheap and reliable power supply and help to cut CO2 emissions by contributing to the development of green energy technologies.

2.  Our solution is the use of a highly efficient free flow turbine to pump water and generate electricity, which will help to get access to a reliable energy supply, irrigation and water supply for farmers/business/families near canals and rivers.

3. Our solution will provide cheap and reliable green power supply; create jobs; increase the output of agricultural products; help to cut CO2 emission; save money; improve living conditions in rural areas.

According to IEA reports, in the world about 300 million people living near rivers or canals have a limited or no access to electricity. The energy of water current in rivers and canals is not used to the fullest in the world, including in Bangladesh. The reasons behind are the use of centralised and fossil-based power generation systems, most available but often blamed for contributing to air pollution, and the low efficiency of existing small hydropower technologies. As a riverine country, Bangladesh can increase its power capacity thanks to using free flow turbines in rivers and canals. Our solution is an innovative free flow turbine that is 40% to 60% more efficient than existing free flow technologies both in terms of power capacity and cost-effectiveness, which will benefit farmers, families and businesses located near rivers and canals.

We are serving farmers, families and businesses living near rivers and canals.

We have interviewed farmers, greenhouse owners, other entrpreneurs and families living near rivers and canals and revealed their need for a reliable and cheap source of power and water supply for heating, household use, irrigation. Our power units can also add capacity to existing power facilities, such as solar and wind power units. But hydropower is more reliable than solar and wind power and our turbine can produce cost-effective power 24/7.

We are providing a highly efficient free flow turbine that will be used for power generation and water pumping for irrigation.

These hydro turbines can be used to supply electricity and water to remote undeveloped areas and/or to pump water to irrigate lands without using electrical and diesel pumps. This technology will help farmers, families and entrepreneurs to cut their electricity costs, have a reliable power supply and have constant water supply thanks to the energy of the river flow.

The use of our technology in free flow turbines increases their unit power considerably (by 3-4 fold) and enhances their profitability. This is possible thanks to a more effective takeoff of the water current energy. In traditional turbines, the water flow energy efficiency indicator (efficiency rate) is quite low and amounts to 10%-15% of the flow energy and most of this energy is not used and flows idle through turbines. Moreover, traditional turbines are used only in rivers with a current speed of over 2 meters per second.

Our technology is effective in slow currents – under 2 mps. Considering the fact that all flat land rivers usually flow at a speed of no more than 2 metres per second, our turbines will be widely used. Our estimates show that the efficiency rate of our turbines will range from 30% to 45%, which is 3-4 fold higher than traditional turbines' efficiency.

Such turbines can occupy a market niche that has not yet been filled in by similar products because our units are designed to work in slow currents (from 0.2 to 2.0 mps), in which traditional free-flow hydropower stations are highly inefficient.

This project has a significant practical application since it will make it possible to build highly effective and free-flow hydraulic turbines which will more efficient the current analogues in terms of energy-conversion efficiency and energy effectiveness.

The results of the project proposed will be of practical interest for the system of water and energy industry as well as will be of theoretical and scientific use, because it touches upon the issues of little-studied hydraulic phenomena and effects. As a result of the project implementation, theoretical foundation will be laid for the hydrodynamic effect, which is created in free-flowing current, and methods will be developed for constructing highly-efficient free-flow hydraulic turbines.

We are currently serving 15 people. We will be serving 5,000 people in one year and 200,000 people in five years.

Our goals are to implement this breakthrough technology for small hydropower, create jobs in Bangladesh, start sales worldwide and achieve the company’s $10 million valuation by 2024 and invest in research and development to use this technology in wind power as well. The cheap and reliabe power supply will facilitate millions of lives in Bangladesh as well as in many other developing countries.

There are financial, technical and legal barriers on our way to accomplish our goals. In order to finalise and complete our prototype, we need investment and access to rivers/canals, which is strictly regulated by governments. As is known, the cost of a prototype is much higher than the cost of a commercial product. In other words, the designing and assembling of a prototype is a costly procedure, which often incurs unexpected costs as well. However, with current global trends to develop renewables, it is expected that it will be less painful to overcome these barriers in the future.

Technical barriers are overcome thanks to the high qualification of our team of experts, who are capable of resolving sophisticated technical issues.

Legal barriers will be removed by relevant government departments and local community considering the need to develop green technologies, the community's demand for such technologies and the development of social insfrastructure.

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Since the final product will be a free flow energy unit - both fixed and mobile - they will have diverse markets similar to the markets for diesel generators, agricultural equipment and cars. They can also be sold to businesses, individuals, communities, farms, governments and anyone willing to have a relible and cheap power supply.

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Our solution team includes five people working full time and 10 people working part-time and based on contract.

Our team includes highly-qualified engineers, designers, scientists, an economist, a translator, communications and marketing managers.

We are currently working with the US GIST initiative and the Centre for Advanced Technologies of Uzbekistan, which are providing training to our team in building a business and attracting startup funds.

We have also partnered up with the Tashkent Irrigation Institute, the Tashkent State Technical University and we have done an extensive scientific research into the application of our highly efficient technology in power generation.

Our free flow power units, including fixed and mobile versions, will have diverse markets similar to markets for diesel generators, agricultural equipment and cars. They can also be sold to legal entities and individuals, communities, farms and governments. Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh in neighbouring developing countries. Our value proposition is cheap, cost-effective, green and reliable water supply/transportation and electricity.

Since our solution project is at the stage of "prototype", we will seek to use grants and private investment to raise investment capital. The need is growing for green energy and technologies, including small hydro power stations, among the global population, including private and public sectors, and so is investment in innovative technologies. This is why the project will pay off within a short period and increase revenues in the future.

Micro hydropower stations for irrigation and power generation is in great demand in agrarian and developing countries, including Bangladesh, so our project will have excellent prospects for its implementation.

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