COASTAL HYDROPOWER CORPORATION

Coastal Hydropower Corporation is a private Canadian company that was founded to develop hydro facilities using new, highly efficient water turbine technologies. 

Coastal’s focus is on the application of the Very Low Head (“VLH”) turbine that was developed to alleviate the high cost and environmental impact associated with the construction of conventional hydro facilities. 

The high efficiency of the VLH turbine, operating in water flows that have inherently high capacity factors compared to other renewable energy sources, will allow Coastal to generate significant amounts of long-term green energy into the power grid.   

The VLH offers one of the best options for decentralized power generation, since turbines are scalable in size and may be added or removed from existing civil works to meet demand.  This technology will also utilize existing low-cost distribution lines, thereby eliminating the need for expensive and unsightly high-voltage transmission lines.

This technology represents a new segment of the hydro industry that has virtually unlimited potential and offers substantial benefits compared to other conventional and renewable energy sources.   Coastal has identified numerous projects across Canada and internationally to deploy the  VLH turbine.