Miscellaneous Small Hydro Resources
Reports
- The following reports from external sources are available for download.
- James L. Gordon is a renowned Canadian engineer whose career in small hydro has spanned more than 5 decades. We are grateful for his generous contribution to the small hydro resources on the IEA Hydro website. Reports are available for download in a number odf subject categories. See below.
- For an extensive list of reports, manuals and guidelines for small hydro development issued by the Alternate Hydro Energy Centre, Roorkee, India, click here
Potential sites
Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) screening tool, RETScreen®, can be applied internationally and is available in 34 languages. It is a comprehensive software platform which intelligently enables professionals and decision-makers to rapidly identify and assess the viability of potential energy efficiency, renewable energy and cogeneration projects; and to easily measure and verify the actual and ongoing energy performance of buildings, factories and power plants around the world. Read the RETScreen® Textbook.
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory's United States National Hydropower Asset Program HydroGIS Viewer is a geographic information system (GIS) web map service that allows registered users to view select key information from the NHAAP. Applicable to the United States only. Access the site here.
We encourage the contribution of additional resources to this database. Please submit suggestions to the IEA Hydro Secretary for consideration.
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Lessons Learned 10.3MB
40+ articles covering diverse problems and solutions, originally published in HRW (Hydro Review Worldwide). All are based on “incidents” describing problems encountered in to prevent identification of the powerplant. The the “Lesson learned”
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Site Selection 9.87MB
5 papers covering range of topics including use of software like HydroHelp
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Powerplants 14.7MB
5 papers covering the determination of powerhouse size, concrete volume and steel weight.
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Dams, Intakes & Spillways 8.04MB
5 papers covering adding capacity, managing the safety of ageing structures, concrete volume, upgrading measures and vortices at intakes.
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Waterpower Development Guide (OWA 2016) 1.9MB
A guide to development of small hydro in Ontario.
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Community Engagement Toolkit for Waterpower Developers (OWA 2016) 1.44MB
The Ontario Waterpower Association and its partners developed this Toolkit to 1) To summarize the value of community engagement, for the community and for the waterpower industry; and 2) To provide tips, tools and techniques for effective community engagement.