Sedipass project is about the sustainable design and operation of hydropower plants exposed to high sediment yield. The global development of hydropower is an important step towards a low-carbon society. Despite its global potential, it is challenged by both social and ecological considerations. Consequently, developers and investors are forced to promote sustainable approaches for future hydropower. The project specifically addresses these issues aiming to accumulate knowledge to guarantee sustainable and efficient global hydropower development. In regions with large hydropower potential, such as South-East Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, sediment transport processes are core challenges that need to be addressed to ensure sustainable hydropower development. To meet these challenges it is essential to develop cost-effective methods and technology for sustainable sediment handling. It is imperative that the implementation of such findings will reduce downstream social and ecological impacts in a sustainable way. For hydropower operators, the design of hydraulic structures, flushing techniques and reliable sediment measurements are key knowledge domains for future development. Hence, the proposed project will focus on four distinct areas of knowledge needs. 1) Development of reliable and cost effective techniques to measure sediment transport in rivers and at hydraulic structures, 2) Improvement of physical scale modelling, 3) Quantification of sediment erosion on turbine components and the development of effective methods to minimize damage, 4) Identification of environmental impact on downstream river environment due to flushing of sediments. To solve the aforementioned issues concerning the sustainable design and operation of hydro power plants, the generated knowledge is linked via cross-disciplinary approaches, with close collaboration between the fields of ecology, hydrology, technical design and production planning, to obtain an optimal solution.
Guerrero Massimo (2018). Sedipass - Sustainable design and operation of hydro power plants exposed to high sediment yield.
Sedipass - Sustainable design and operation of hydro power plants exposed to high sediment yield
Guerrero Massimo
2018
Abstract
Sedipass project is about the sustainable design and operation of hydropower plants exposed to high sediment yield. The global development of hydropower is an important step towards a low-carbon society. Despite its global potential, it is challenged by both social and ecological considerations. Consequently, developers and investors are forced to promote sustainable approaches for future hydropower. The project specifically addresses these issues aiming to accumulate knowledge to guarantee sustainable and efficient global hydropower development. In regions with large hydropower potential, such as South-East Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, sediment transport processes are core challenges that need to be addressed to ensure sustainable hydropower development. To meet these challenges it is essential to develop cost-effective methods and technology for sustainable sediment handling. It is imperative that the implementation of such findings will reduce downstream social and ecological impacts in a sustainable way. For hydropower operators, the design of hydraulic structures, flushing techniques and reliable sediment measurements are key knowledge domains for future development. Hence, the proposed project will focus on four distinct areas of knowledge needs. 1) Development of reliable and cost effective techniques to measure sediment transport in rivers and at hydraulic structures, 2) Improvement of physical scale modelling, 3) Quantification of sediment erosion on turbine components and the development of effective methods to minimize damage, 4) Identification of environmental impact on downstream river environment due to flushing of sediments. To solve the aforementioned issues concerning the sustainable design and operation of hydro power plants, the generated knowledge is linked via cross-disciplinary approaches, with close collaboration between the fields of ecology, hydrology, technical design and production planning, to obtain an optimal solution.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
