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Nering Industries’ Hydroelectric Water Wheel
Marc Nering with his water wheel.
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arc Nering has extensive experience in heavy industry, business, hydropower, and carbon capture, and as if that were not enough, he also designed and built an innovative power-generating water wheel in his garage. In this interview, Mr. Nering tells us about the design and construction of his device, its potential use cases, and how his design is being used around the world.
Marc Nering: I have been in heavy industry since the early 1980s. I originally started as a welder and a millwright. I eventually went back to college for business and project management. I worked in power generation and pipelines, and then in 2004, I moved to British Columbia and became involved in the hydro industry. I
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Hydro Leader: Please tell us about Nering Industries. Marc Nering: I created Nering Industries as a consulting firm and have used it for a couple of different things. I use it to sell my water wheel design as well as solar products. I’ve partnered with a couple of different companies, one in Italy and one in Chile, that use parts of my hydro design for some of their processes. Hydro Leader: How did you come up with the idea for the water wheel? What problem were you trying to solve, or what niche were you trying to fill with it? hydroleadermagazine.com
PHOTO COURTESY OF NERING INDUSTRIES.
Hydro Leader: Please tell us about your background and how you came to be in your current position.
was the plant manager for several hydro plants in the province until 2017, when I took early retirement and created my own consulting company, Nering Industries.
