Cadens is a pioneer in the field of micro- to small-hydropower, particularly in the development of auto-optimized technology to turbine design and additive manufacturing (AM) production. Cadens has developed a low-head hydropower research facility in southeast WI to test and develop AM turbine systems. We are applying CAD-driven additive manufacturing, printable reinforced plastics and modern power electronics to create innovative hydropower technologies that will significantly reduce the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for hydropower.
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Print orientation
3D printed components. Ask anyone that’s used a desktop 3D printer. We’ve all got stories about printing out pieces of the puzzle, finding the right adhesive and gluing them together. The fact is, there’s rapid innovation and new technology throughout AM – bigger, better, stronger, faster, cheaper – from machines, to a wider variety of printing materials. 3D Printing larger components […]
Happy 2018!
Thanks for visiting the our site. If you’ve recently taken a deeper dive into some of our past posts, you may have noticed that there’s a big gap between May 2016 and November 2017 – what happened to all of our posts?? We did find most of them eventually, but here’s a recap of some of the […]
The StraFlo turbine
Back just a few years ago the Faye family website, http://frenchriverland.com/, was one of the few solid sources of info on small and micro hydro. They’ve done some remarkable work over the years and are very accomplished. If you haven’t taken a look around at their site and you’re interested in small hydro, give yourself a treat and take […]
ORNL SMH Innovator Handout – Nov. 2017
Interesting follow up to June 2017 SMH workshop led by Adam Witt, research scientist at ORNL water power group. http://hydropower.ornl.gov/smh/docs/ORNL-SMH-Innovator-Engagement-Handout-Nov2017.pdf