HYLOW
Hydropower converters with very low head differences
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Organization address
address: Highfield contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Totale costo | 4˙764˙899 € |
| EC contributo | 3˙633˙013 € |
| Programma | FP7-ENERGY
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy |
| Code Call | FP7-ENERGY-2007-1-RTD |
| Funding Scheme | CP-FP |
| Anno di inizio | 2008 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2008-03-01 - 2012-02-29 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Organization address
address: Highfield contact info |
UK (SOUTHAMPTON) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
"UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION -UNESCO"
Organization address
address: PLACE DE FONTENOY 7 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
"UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE, CIVIL ENGINEERING AND GEODESY"
Organization address
address: HRISTO SMIRNENSKI BLVD 1 contact info |
BG (SOFIA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
HIDROPOWER LTD
Organization address
address: Beloura Office Park contact info |
PT (SINTRA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
HORST RUHNKE STAHLBAU
Organization address
address: Zum Pappelgrund contact info |
DE (KAROW) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO
Organization address
address: Avenida Rovisco Pais 1 contact info |
PT (LISBOA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
ISTA ANDREEVA LTD
Organization address
address: IVAN PEICHEV STREET 1 contact info |
BG (SOFIA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 8 |
SWIFT ENGINEERING GMBH
Organization address
address: Nebeniusstrasse 34 contact info |
DE (KARLSRUHE) | participant | 0.00 |
| 9 |
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DARMSTADT
Organization address
address: Karolinenplatz 5 contact info |
DE (DARMSTADT) | participant | 0.00 |
| 10 |
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BRAUNSCHWEIG
Organization address
address: POCKELSSTRASSE 14 contact info |
DE (BRAUNSCHWEIG) | participant | 0.00 |
| 11 |
UNIVERSITAET ROSTOCK
Organization address
address: UNIVERSITATSPLATZ 1 contact info |
DE (ROSTOCK) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Small hydropower with very low head or pressure differences below 2.5 m and hydraulic power ratings of 50 to 1000 kW is a significant renewable resource, with an estimated unused potential in rivers alone of e.g. 600 to 1000 MW in the UK and more than 500 MW in Germany. The economically and ecologically efficient utilisation of this hydropower bracket still constitutes an unsolved problem since conventional turbines (Kaplan or Cross flow) are not cost effective, and since they are considered to have a negative ecological impact. In order to open up this hydropower bracket for exploitation, an innovative solution - the hydrostatic pressure turbine - was developed. This novel hydraulic machine utilises differential hydrostatic pressures; with theory and initial model tests indicating high theoretical efficiencies for low head differences. It rotates at slow speeds and operates under atmospheric pressure with a continuous bed, thus minimising negative impact on fish and allowing for unhindered sediment and fish passage. Initial work indicated significant development potential, whilst the expected structural simplicity promises increased cost effectiveness. Three configurations will be investigated for different applications in rivers with a head difference, for free stream situations and for energy generation in water supply systems. The configurations will be optimised using a combination of small and large scale model tests, theoretical and numerical modelling. The ecological impact will be assessed at every step of development, and fed back into the R/D process to achieve an ecologically effective design. In the absence of appropriate testing facilities, large scale tests will be conducted in natural rivers scenarios, adding to the realism of environmental impact assessment. The project is expected to develop, and prove, novel economically and ecologically effective hydropower converters for applications with head differences below 2.5 m.'