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Small hydropower: from feasibility to installation

In-person training

civil, contracts, design, economics, electrical engineering, generators, grid-connection, head and flow assessment, intake, mechanical engineering, off-grid, penstocks, permits, project management, rural electrification, turbines

Hydropower

Duration: 4-5 days

Content

Physics of hydropower
Head and flow assessment: desktop and on-site study
Required surveys, permits and licenses
Demand assessment (for off-grid applications)
Basic steps in system design (for off-grid and/or grid-connected applications)
Civil engineering (intake, power canal, penstock, powerhouse, outfall)
Electro-mechanical engineering (turbines, generators, control system)
Energy yield assessment
Project management and system economics

Learning objectives

After the seminar participants will be able to:

Use typical equipment for performing head and flow measurement
Perform calculations for preliminary system design
Select and size the most appropriate intake, penstock, turbine and generator for a given application
Predict the energy yield for a small hydro scheme
Perform the financial analysis for a hydro scheme

Target group

This training suits those who:

wish to learn about design and installation of small hydro schemes
Are looking at energy diversification and/or rural electrification, such as local councils
Are entrepreneurs wishing to set up a business in this field

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