22nd International Seminar on Hydropower Plants 13 – 15 November 2024, Vienna – Austria The conference on Hydropower Plants is a great opportunity to learn and share information, to make your know-how and experience known by the industry and to meet decision makers. The role of hydropower in Europe is ever-changing. Therefore, our conference…
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Cavitation is an ever-present issue in the maritime and pumps industries. It causes damage to the propeller/impeller in the form of erosion, reducing hydrodynamic performance and increasing the underwater radiated noise (URN) level generated. Therefore, containing cavitation is an important research area in order to reduce structural damage, efficiency loss and noise pollution. The leading-edge…
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Is it possible to numerically analyse the impact of the introduction of hydrualic turbines in a water distribution network? See the results of our analysis on the optimization of the energy recovery potential in a South African water distribution network in the paper presented at the HYDRO 2019 Conference in Porto (Portugal): Van Dijk M.,…
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Can nanofluids increase the performance of ORC systems? Is it possible to extract additional heat thanks to innovative nanoparticles? In collaboration with dr. Peter McGrail of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory we have experimentally determined the behaviour of the nanoparticle MIL101, a robust Metal Organic Heat Carrier, combined with the working fluid R245fa. The resulting semi-empirical…
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Share your recent findings in a Special Issue on Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plants!! We are looking for new solutions for PHES (innovative design, innovative control systems, etc.) and on their hybridization with other energy and energy storage systems (sizing algorithm, forecast model, management strategies, virtual power plant, etc.) Deadline: 15 July 2019 Guest Editor: Giovanna…
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Energy recovery potential of a water district network in South Africa Water district networks hide a renewable energy potential which can be recovered by means of hydropower. See our recent findings on hidden hydropower potential! A hydraulic model has been developed for the preliminary identification of excess operating pressures within the system. These excess pressures…
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The EERA-SmiLES Workshop on Hybrid energy and energy storage systems will be held in Brussels from 13.00 on 14 November to 13.00 on 15 November. This is the third workshop in the series of workshops to promote a discussion between industries, policy makers, research institutes and universities on the hybrid energy and energy storage systems.…
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Interested in penstock fatigue in pumped-storage power plants? See our recent findings on the risks of penstock fatigue in pumped-storage power plants operating in pumping mode. The variable speed upgrade of a pumped-storage power plant (PSPP) to allow offer several advantages in pumping and generating modes. However, in pumping mode at part load, both pressure…
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by G. Cavazzini, J.B. Houdeline, G. Pavesi, O. Teller, G. Ardizzon (2018) See our new paper in collaboration with GE Renewable Energy, published on Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review Journal! Abstract Intermittent renewable energy sources are characterized by a highly fluctuating, unpredictable and delocalized energy production, which significantly limits their penetration in the grid due…
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