Princeton Power to Develop Commercial Hydropower Conversion System

PPS (Princeton Power Systems) has been awarded with a Phase II SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) contract by the U.S. DOE (Department of Energy) Office of Science. The project involves developing a sophisticated power conversion system that can be used in commercial applications pertaining to the fields of wave, tidal and the related hydropower sectors.

Without using a transformer, significantly higher power densities can be obtained by implementing PPS’s technology. Space and logistics necessities will also be drastically reduced in wave, tidal as well as other hydropower systems. The system is slated to propel the efficiency in onshore power transmission while connecting with the energy grid.

The system will also minimize the cost of hydropower and ocean sources, making them highly compatible with the present electric grid. PPS is glad about expanding the use of its technologies in this rapidly growing segment of hydropower applications that are grid-connected while providing clean energy sources that do not cause harm to the environment. PPS is all set to develop commercial hydropower applications.