New Blade Design For Improving Of Efficiency Of Water Wheel

The decreasing in coal and oil resources and the global warming problem creates an increasing need for sustainable alternative energy resources. Hydropower forms 95% of the worldwide produced sustainable energy and about 20% of the world’s electricity overall. Hydropower plays an important role in the global renewable energy supply [1]. In 2011, hydropower accounted for 15% of the global electricity production [2]. Among all renewable energy sources, it is the most reliable and cost effective renewable source of energy [3,4]