First 10 Years of Operation of
The first turbine of the La Grande hydroelectric Complex (Quebec, Canada) was commissioned in october 1979. Since then, five reservoirs, two rivers diversions, three power stations with...
Sediment Evacuation System for Impounded Rivers
Current solution techniques for the reservoir sedimentation problem are presented and their rationale questioned. The need for focusing on the overall river transport regime is emphasized....
How Many Years to Fill with Sediment, a Sediment Study of Lake Powell on the Colorado River
A study to determine the current capacity and to update information on the life expectancy of Lake Powell was conducted by the Bureau of Reclamation. The study documented the present storage-elevation...
Automation of Existing Dam Control Schemes
For installations that are already in operation, the following advantages are obtained from installing new electronic equipment: In the case that the dam or certain measuring stations...
Underwater Tunnel Inspection by Virginia Power Using a Submersible Robot
The Bath County Pumped Storage Station, jointly owned by Virginia Power and Allegheny Power systems and operated by Virginia Power, has three large tunnels linking the upper and lower...
Tunnels and Vertical Shafts for Pumped-Storage
Economic considerations are of primary importance to the planning and designing of pumped-storage in an electrical generation and distribution system. This paper deals with the optimum...
The Modification of Leroy Anderson Dam
An extensive modification program has been implemented to improve the safety and enhance the performance of the Leroy Anderson Dam. The Leroy Anderson Reservoir has a maximum storage of...
Relicensing: The New Rules of the Game
The Electric Consumer Protection Act of 1986 is an elaborate array of procedures and decisional standards that guide the Commission's consideration of both initial license and Federal...
Negotiating with State and Federal Fish and Wildlife Agencies
The Federal Power Act of 1920 (Act), as amended by the Electric Consumers Protection Act of 1986, requires that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in order to adequately and equitably...
FERC's Experience in Analyzing Cumulative Impacts
Since the mid-1980's, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has assessed cumulative impacts associated with developing proposed hydropower projects. A brief...
Extensive Civil Penalities Apply - FERC Takes Aim at Hydro Operators' Heads
On August 23, 1988, the FERC published rules implementing its new civil penalty assessment authority. Those rules raise various issues of concern for hydro operators, and additional issues...
Optimization of Power Production Based on Efficiency Data
Computer programs dealing with different parts of the optimization process are in operation in Norway today, and they include: the hydrological part from weather forecast to reservoir...
Development of High Specific Speed Pump-Turbines
The operational range of pump-turbines is continually increasing, especially in the direction of high specific speed installation. In this context, high specific speed refers to units...
Design and Installation Concepts for High Capacity Pump/Turbines
This paper discusses the pre-planned field welding and machining operations utilized for six (6) large pump/turbines, each capable of 508 MW at Virginia Power Company's Bath...
Field Efficiency Tests of a Large Pump-Turbine
The New York Power Authority's Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Project began commercial operation in 1973. In 1987, the Authority initiated a study of the existing pump/turbines...
Murray?Commissioning Maxi Hydro with Mini Flow
The Murray Hydroelectric Project contains two of the largest pit turbines in the world. An existing dam constructed for navigation and flood control on the Arkansas River, Lock and Dam...
Buffalo Bill Dam Modifications?Modification of an Existing Bureau of Reclamation Facility to Increase Power Generation
This paper describes a joint venture between the United States Bureau of Reclamation and the State of Wyoming to increase the storage capacity and power generation capacity of Buffalo...
Hydro on Hold
Hydropower projects have become the target of a growing environmental movement overseas. The tradeoff between clean, renewable energy and the possible environmental impacts of the reservoirs...
Civil Engineering Guidelines for Planning and Designing Hydroelectric Developments
Reliability Analysis of Water Distribution Systems
Prepared by the Task Committee on Risk and Reliability Analysis of Water Distribution Systems of the Committee on Probabilistic Approaches to Hydraulics of the Hydraulics Division of ASCE....
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