The H.L. Turner Group's Paul Becht, PE, recently gave an interview to Hydro Leader Magazine about how he innovated a solution for a renewable energy challenge at Noone Mills Hydroelectric Facility in Peterborough, NH.

The Noone Falls Mill hydroelectric project was owned by Marty Greco, who completed several upgrades, but needed additional expertise to help him tackle the penstock. The penstock dated back more than a century, and it ran under a road and along the foundation of several buildings with decks, making it difficult to reach. Becht was able to develop an effective structural engineering approach that was both time- and budget-conscious. In addition, the project had support from the local municipality and from FERC.

"FERC was very receptive to this project," explains Becht. "The engineers at FERC had limited experience with HOBAS pipe, but based on the information that [we] and HOBAS supplied, FERC completed its review and authorized construction in an extremely tight time frame to allow [the crew] to get started. Normally, it would take about three months for review and approval. I think we got approval in about three weeks."

To read the entire interview, click: https://bit.ly/3b6Xoed