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Hydropower Insight
Synergie Training is one of the leading IT, Construction and Infrastructure Training Companies in the UK.
Provider
Synergie Training, UK(For price, check with provider)
This course is available on the Synergie Training website.
Description
Hydropower Insight is an international three day training event providing knowledge and
understanding of run-of-river hydropower schemes from 1kW to 10mW in size. The event will be
highly interactive and will cover all aspects of design and development of Small Hydropower
Schemes. It will be particularly useful to people seeking a broad understanding of the issues
around the creation of hydropower schemes, including; environmental and planning specialists,
students of renewable energy, investors, manufacturers and suppliers of hydropower equipment
and services, government officials and community organisations.
Programme
Day 1
- Introduction to Hydropower – Types and Classes of Schemes
- Scheme Features – Intake, Penstock, Powerhouse and Tailrace
- Hydropower Elements – Hydrology, Flow Rate, Head, Power and Energy (AAEP)
- Types of Turbine – Pelton, Turgo, Francis, Kaplan, Crossflow and Archimedes screw
- Practical Design
- Scheme Construction – Case Studies
Day 2
Technical Study Tour – visiting 5 working schemes
- Archimedes Screw
- Pelto
- Turgo
- Francis
- Kaplan
Day 3
- Electrical Features – Generators, Controls, Transformers & Grid
- Consents – Water Abstraction & Planning: requirements and processes
- Design Exercises – Scheme Layout, Turbine Selection & Environmental
Considerations - Global Perspective – UNIDO World SHP Development Report 2019
- Technological Innovation
- Business Issues – Costs, Income & Risks
Profiles
Prof. David Williams CEng. FIMechE
David Williams has been involved in the hydropower sector for 42 years. Trained as a
mechanical engineer, he worked for Gilkes from Student Apprentice to Manager of the
Hydropower Department.
About Synergie Training
Synergie Training is one of the leading IT, Construction and Infrastructure Training Companies in the UK.
Construction & Infrastructure – Synergie Training is recognised throughout the Construction and Civil Engineering sectors in both the UK and Internationally and are Scotland’s leading NEC3/ NEC4, CDM 2015 and Temporary Works Training provider and the UK’s leading CDM Principal Designer training company.
Information Technology – Synergie Training is an authorised Microsoft Academy offering a full range of Applications, High Level Technical Training and Consultancy both in the UK and Internationally. We specialise in Microsoft SCCM training and consultancy and are Scotland’s leading Information Security Training Company.
Synergie Training is an approved CITB, APS and IEMA Accredited Training Centre and holds ISO:9001, ISO: 14001 and OHSAS:45001 quality standard certifications. We are also a Pearson VUE test centre for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) exams.
