Rickly Hydro

We believe that projects work when a vision meets the experience to execute.  Rickly Hydro has provided high quality equipment and services for the hydro industry for more than 75 years. Our past can help you define your future.

Our Mission - To define your future.

Modular Small Hydro Turbines

Small Hydro Basics will tell you all you need to know about starting your hydro site.  HydroNow Systems are 'hydro plants' in a box for medium and high head greenfield sites.  PROPEL-Hydro Systems capture the power of existing drops and non-powered dams.  Energy Recovery Turbines capture the wasted energy at outfalls or Pressure Reducing Stations.

Small Hydro Basics

Small hydro plants may be connected to conventional electrical distribution networks as a source of low-cost renewable energy.  Alternatively, small Hydro projects may be built in isolated areas where there is no electrical distribution network.

Hydropower Partnership

• Your successful project begins with high efficiency, durable and easy to install equipment focused on small projects.
• We help you get the most from your project by evaluating the flow, head, and arrangement of the site, configuring a design to the land.
• Together we share in the revenue of the operating Hydropower system while also harnessing a great source for clean, renewable energy.

The water diversion structure is critical to successful operation of the plant. We partner with great vendors to offer a variety of options to supplement our turbines, including:

• Coanda Screens - Inclined wedgewire screens that use gravity and overflowing water to stay clean.

• Bar Screens - Durable bar screens for the elimination of coarse debris.

• PROPEL Intake Rafts - Floating intake structures for temporary or rapid installation in variable flow.

• Gates - Automated gates for flow control.

To begin the process, start with 4 critical steps:

• Define the flow - How much water do you need for your site and how much water is flowing through the river?

• Define the intake location - How much space is available at the intake? This includes the available width, head, and headpond space.

• Characterize debris - How much debris must be removed? What are the characteristics of this debris?

• Define other threats - What other threats, such as ice, bio-fouling, or seasonal leaf events could threaten operation?