The Gravity Water Booster (GWB) is a patented new and innovative hydroelectric generating process
that mechanically converts kinetic energy into potential energy and requires just two components to
operate: the hydraulic cylinder and the Pelton turbine. It is a small civil engineering structure with a
volume of roughly 300 m^3. Its operation is based exclusively on the laws of hydraulics as we know
them (Pascal’s principle, Bernoulli’s equation, Archimedes’ thrust), its energy efficiency is 80%. It uses
the same components as conventional hydroelectricity (concrete, steel, copper, etc.) and requires no
complex technology or use of rare earths.
It offers an alternative to dams, since its hydraulic efficiency is 15 times greater,
and a 10 m column of pressurized water is equivalent to the potential energy of a 156 m column of
water. The power generated by a GWB is controllable (i.e pilotable), unlike wind and solar.
