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Optimizing Hydropower Potential Using Water Management Techniques
The development of hydropower facilities at existing dams creates an interesting dilemma to both public and private hydro developers: Is the proposed development the best-adapted use of...

Probabilistic Capacity Value of Nonfirm Hydro Energy
Electric utilities with a predominant mix of hydro generation traditionally apply Energy Planning criteria rather than Capacity Planning criteria in developing their generation resources...

Equipment Selection and Site Optimization Based on Energy Considerations
Most new hydro plants contribute little or nothing to overall system capacity. Therefore, traditional evaluation techniques based on dollars per installed kilowatt have no relevance when...

Vilavilani Hydroelectric Project
There is an urgent need to solve the water and energy shortages in the Department of Tacna, on the coast of Southern Peru. The Vilavilani Hydroelectric Project could solve some of the...

Actual Vs. Expected Performance of Small Hydro Projects
This paper presents the results of several case studies of small hydro projects that compare the expected performance with the actual performance as measured in terms of energy generation....

Movable Dam?Gate Selection Procedure
Very few new dams are now being considered, particularly for waterpower and even more specifically for low head waterpower in the lower reaches of major rivers. The City of Harrisburg,...

Small Hydro Power in British Columbia
Water Power '87 will be held in the Pacific Northwest. British Columbia is also part of this region and, as such, is also one of the homes of hydro power. To date, we have...

The Uses of CADD in Hydropower Development
The hydropower community needs inexpensive methods to thoroughly and quickly analyze the siting of hydroelectric projects. Computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) and programs like HYSIZE...

Optimal Design of Small-Scale Hydro Projects
A nonlinear programming model is developed in this study to determine optimal pipe size, the type and number of turbines and the installed capacity for small scale hydro projects. The...

Licensing and Relicensing After the Electric Consumers Protection Act of 1986
Recent changes in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations and subsequent, substantive legislative changes have produced a shift in emphasis in the licensing/relicensing...

A Case Study: Relicensing of Pensacola Hydropower Project
The current license for the Pensacola Hydropower Project (orginally licensed in 1939) will expire in 1988. The relicensing process for the project currently is underway. During the consultation...

New Vs. Old? A New Capacity Question Facing Hydropower Redevelopers
Determining the extent of PURPA-qualified 'new capacity' which may be created as a result of the modification/rebuild/redevelopment of existing projects is a...

Independent Consultant's Inspection Reports F.E.R.C. Order No. 122?The First Five Years
On January 21, 1981, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 122, revising and expanding the periodic inspection program established in 1965 by the Federal Power...

Non-Federal Development at Federal Dams
This paper describes the recent participation of the Southwestern Division (SWD) of the Corps of Engineers in non-Federal development of the hydropower potential at existing Corps projects...

Non-Federal Hydropower Development at Federal Facilities from the Project Developer's Perspective
The City of Santa Clara Electric Department has three small hydroelectric projects in various stages of development at federally-owned facilities. Although all three of the Federal Energy...

Development of Hydropower Projects on National Forest System Land
The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service has a major role in hydroelectric developments on National Forest System land. It is charged with managing the land for multiple...

The Uncompahgre Hydropower Project?A Historical Perspective
The process required for developing a potential hydropower site is both well-known and straightforward. It begins with the conception of an idea, and is fulfilled by engineering, economic,...

Tax Accounting Vs. Book Accounting for Small-Scale Sites: A Case History From Four Small-Scale Sites
The Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) and the tax incentives the federal government granted in the early 1980's, rekindled interest in hydropower unlike anything...

Innovative Financing and Marketing Arrangements
The Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA), an agency of the Department of Energy, is developing some innovative financing and marketing arrangements with non-Federal entities for facilitating...

New Directions in Financing Water and Power Projects
The financing of water and power projects is not business as usual. Two changes in recent times have resulted in major realignments in the way water and power projects are being financed....

 

 

 

 

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