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Right: 10MW RRPT Plant (above ground, off grid) powering an EV charging station - Artist’s rendering


Hydropower on demand


Patrice-Pierre Ordacji from Reliable, Renewable Power Technology introduces a new modular hydropower system


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Patrice-Pierre Ordacji, RRPT Hydro, VP Communication Patrice@RRPTHydro.com


THE RELIABLE, RENEWABLE POWER TECHNOLOGY (RRPT), is a US patented modular hydropower system for newly built uninterrupted power generating plants, or to serve as an on-demand add-on for existing intermittent wind turbine and solar generating systems. An enclosed, looped, fluid-based hydraulic system, RRPT alternately leverages the force of gravity and


buoyant forces to convert the potential energy of a convertible piston into a pressurised fluid flow to drive a power generating turbine. At the heart of the system are the convertible piston and cylinder units. When filled with water, the pistons wholly rely on gravity to pressurise and move water through a unique and carefully engineered system


Right: 1GW RRPT plant (partly below ground) supplying electricity to a utility company connected to the grid - Artist’s rendering


20 | July 2024 | www.waterpowermagazine.com


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