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Cadens believes low head hydro power generation is a prime path towards a clean, sustainable future.

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Cadens is a pioneer and innovator in the field of low head hydropower turbine design, production, and deployment.

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Cadens brings together people who are passionate about the common goal of clean, hydro power generation.

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Cadens is currently testing full scale 3D printed composite turbine systems at our ultra-low head AM test bed in southeast WI. Design-to-AM production parts and tooling are clearly the enabler for the radical reduction in costs to build micro-to-small hydropower systems. With Cadens expected trajectory, the impact will be significant for the hydropower industry by addressing both ends of the LCOE: reducing the high CAPEX of small hydro systems and increasing annual energy production.

Utility-scale solar is an intermittent source of low-cost, clean renewable energy being rapidly deployed across the U.S. and off-shore wind will soon produce 12-15 MW of power per turbine. Combined with on-demand and base-load small hydro, a low-carbon, environmental and economical distributed energy resources future is in sight.

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Cadens wins grand prize – American-Made Challenges – I AM Hydro Prize

December 23, 2020

Cadens team is THE grand prize winner of the @AMCprizes #IAMHydro Prize! Join us in celebrating our success as we find solutions for #hydropower! Learn more about our innovative solutions to radically reduce LCOE for small hydropower with game-changing large area additive manufacturing: https://americanmadechallenges.org/iamhydro/  

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November 12, 2020

  Here the pvc pipe is lifted up and out of the way to facilitate the hoisting and removal of the draft tube from the south end flume outlet. It’s a bit of a trick and we’ll need a couple of extra hands to pull the draft tube due to constraints of the outlet hole, but the majority […]

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3D printed halloween-themed turbine!

November 2, 2020

Last week while wrapping up our I AM Hydro prize submission for advanced manufacturing we finished printing this black and orange turbine runner. It was 3D printed using the power generated by a 3D printed turbine on our 3D printed test bed. Later this afternoon we will begin testing on this design. Cadens is the first to […]

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ULH test bed – large area additive manufacturing

August 22, 2020

Cadens is proud to present this unique CRADA project with ORNL MDF to demonstrate, test and validate the utility of large area additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies for small and micro-hydropower at our real-world test bed. We are developing techniques and innovative systems from the ground up with AM production parts and molds to generate low-cost, carbon free energy.

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