In Amusement Logic’s Engineering Department, we move with the times towards efficiency and sustainability in the leisure and tourism projects we deal with in general, and in water parks, in particular. The integration of renewable energies and the incorporation of new technologies is one of its aspects. We are currently studying hydraulic turbine technology in water attractions.
We are considering two different lines of action in this respect: firstly, the installation of mini-hydraulic turbines in the filtration lines of swimming pools, points where there are significant pressure differences; secondly, we are implementing turbines in attractions where water falls are produced, in order to take advantage of their potential energy on the return journey from the attraction to the technical room.
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The energy generated by these systems is stored in batteries during the operating time of the attractions. With them, we supply energy to the small fixed consumption in the technical rooms, such as the air conditioning of the electrical rooms, the forced ventilation, the interior and exterior lighting, the service outlets of the rooms themselves and others.
By Francisco Lozano, MEP engineer in the Architectural Department of Amusement Logic
