• Developing the HydroHelp series of programs after using RETScreen® to identify sites
• Obtaining a paper study at pre-feasibility level for the design and costing of any hydro site
• How the program was used to cost a 10MW high head hydro site in British Columbia
James Gordon, Hydropower consultant, Canada
11.20 User experience with the HydroHelp Programs
• Finding suitable locations for new projects with Geographical Information System (GIS)
• Choosing the right program according to the desired turbine
• Obtaining a credible construction cost
Jean-Sebastien Verner, Brookfield Renewable Power, Canada
11.40 Recent developments in small low-impact hydropower projects in British Columbia
• Discussing site identification
• Highlighting innovative engineering design and methodology
• Analysing environmental and socioeconomic issues
Jeremy Haile, President, Knight Piésold Ltd., Canada
12.00 Evaluation of small hydro power potential in three river basins of Mexico
• Assessing the small hydropower potential in natural streams
• Distributed hydrologic modelling of river basins and its advantages over regional regression equations techniques
• Evaluating the gross and optimized hydropower potential for projects in three river basins in Mexico covering 30,000 km2
• Elaborating a geographic database with the detailed results and context features
• Gaining the technology and experiences applicable to other regions in Mexico and abroad
Ing Armando Trelles Jasso, Hydraulic Specialist, Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia del Agua, Mexico
12.20 Lunch
Investing in Small Hydro Power / European perspectives
13.45 Panel session: Assessing investment opportunities and securing finance for Small Hydro Power / Working in partnership
· Understanding what investors are looking for
· Examining essential Government actions to stimulate investment
· Reassuring investors about timescales, resources and economic viability
· Examining how to reduce the potential risks
· CEDB’s approach to small hydro development
· Working in partnership with universities
Dr Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho, Executive Secretary, CERPCH, Brazil
Anand Pradhan, Hydropower Specialist, Clean Energy Development Bank Limited, Nepal
Brian Yanity, Project Engineer, WHPacific, Inc., USA
14.50 Afternoon refreshments International case studies
15.20 Social economic impacts caused by small hydro plants in an encouraging Brazilian programme
Camila Galhardo, Communication Manager, CERPCH, Brazil
15.50 Development of Bekhal small hydropower plant in Kurdistan, Iraq
Hasan Hamah-Ameen, Director of Hydropower & Renewable Energy, Ministry of Electricity, Kurdistan Regional Government, Irak
16.20 Closing remarks from the chair and end of day one
Conference Day 2: 29th April 2009
08.30 Registration
09.00 Opening remarks from the Chair
Jeremy Haile, President, Knight Piésold Ltd., Canada
Uprating and refurbishment
09.05 Aberfeldie redevelopment project
• Rebuilding and expanding the facility, using the private sector
• Working with BC Hydro to pass on experience gained in the Independent Power Producer (IPP) sector
• Ensuring minimal streamflow interruption on sudden trip of the turbine-generators
• Discussing all technical aspects of the redevelopment project
Michael Roberston, Specialist Engineer/Project Manager, Knight Piésold Ltd., Canada
09.25 Refurbishing a small hydropower station in a developing country
• Reviewing the context of the project and its goals
• Detailing the civil, mechanical and electrical work
• Analysing the project particularities and difficulties
Loic Petillon, Project Manager, BPR, Canada
09.45 Refurbishment of an aged hydro power plant – a case study
Om Parkash Rahi, Senior Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT, India
10.05 Redevelopment of the Snoqualmie Falls hydroelectric project
Ryan Douglas, Klohn Crippen Berger, Canada
10.25 Morning refreshments
Local Issues / Project development
11.00 The use of project management methodology in the development of small hydro projects
Nik Argirov, Manager of Vancouver Operations, MWH, Canada
11.20 Local requirements and specific technical solutions
Pierre Duflon, Regional Manager BC, Andritz, Canada
11.40 A review of regional small hydropower development strategies involving proposed international transmission lines connecting Alaska and Canada
• Hydroelectric (small-scale in particular) power and other renewable energy resources in Southeast region of the US state of Alaska
• Regional electric transmission line proposals for Southeast Alaska, and interties proposed between Alaska and Canada (British Columbia and the Yukon)
• Regional economic development strategies for the bi-national region of Southeast Alaska, Yukon and British Columbia involving a regional power grid and renewable energy generation
Brian Yanity, Project Engineer, WHPacific Inc., USA
12.00 Hydrologic Data Management for Run-of-River Hydropower Projects
• Providing background on traditional data management issues commonly encountered in the industry of hydrological data collection for Hydropower developments
• Demonstrating of a single aspect of the process of data
• Discussing the volume of data and management that is required to undertake high quality data collection and interpretation of tracer dye measurements
• How integrated data management systems promote accuracy in collection, processing and interpretation of hydrology data
Cameron Butt, Project Engineer, Knight Piésold Ltd., Canada
12.20 Lunch
Steps in technology
Session chaired by: Tony Tung, Consultant to CANMET Hydraulic Energy R&D, Natural Resources Canada, Executive Member of IN-SHP Coordinating Committee
13.30 Emerging Small Hydropower Technologies R&D and Strategy for Canada
Cynthia Handler, Manager, Renewable Energy Technologies, CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada
13.50 Economic justification of oblique and radial types of hydro power generators
Mohammad Eslamipour, Project Manager, Mapna Generator Co, Iran
14.10 Use of air gap monitoring to diagnose stator egg shape problem on unit 7 at Thompson Falls hydroelectric plant
Randy Wallman, Manufacturer's Reprentative, VibrosystM, USA
14.30 Operating experience with EcoBulb turbines
Thomas Taylor, Vice President; Sales and Marketing, Andritz Hydro Canada Inc., Canada
Minimising environmental and social impacts
14.50 Development of an economical and ecological optimized multi slot fish bypass
• Mitigation of negative economical effects caused by outfitting hydropower plants with fish migration facilities claimed by the EU Water Framework Directive
• New modified version of the Vertical Slot Fishpass with reduced water consumption
Michael Tauber, Project Manager, Kirchdorfer Group, Austria
15.10 Afternoon refreshments
15.40 Mortality mechanisms affecting fish passing through small turbines
• Reviewing the fundamentals of reaction turbines as they apply to fish passage
• Analyzing the causes of fish mortality in reaction turbines
• Discussing why turbine size impacts so severely on the degree of mortality
• Reviewing the present state of the art in fish-friendly reaction turbines
• Discussing what types of reaction turbines should be applied to small hydro when fish mortality is a problem
David de Montmorency, President, Rapid-Eau Technologies, Canada
16.00 Biosequestration and micro hydro
• Designing small hydro projects which meet and enhance environmental goals
• Separating the endangered ecological components in a waterway from the energy inherent in tidal, falling and flowing rivers
Frank Heller, Owner & Associate, Katahdin Energy Works, USA
16.20 Putting hydrokinetic power to work for you
• Minimising environmental impact by using latest technology
• Focusing on the research and development of the technology that was deployed
Wayne Krouse, CEO, Hydro Green Energy, USA
16.40 Closing remarks from the Chair
16.50 End of conference
