Contents of White Paper: Hydropower – A Technical Background
This NRG Expert White Paper provides a technical background of hydropower. Topics covered include: types of hydropower (including various hydropower technologies) and new innovations.
Contents
Introduction
New innovations
Types of hydropower
- Impoundment hydropower
- Run-of-river projects
- Micro hydropower Projects
- Diversion Hydropower
- Pumped storage
- Head
- Life expectancy
- Small Hydro Plants (SHP)
- Turbine technologies for hydro plants
Figures
Figure 1: Diagram of impoundment hydropower
Figure 2: Illustration of run-of-river hydropower
Figure 3: Diagram of micro hydropower project
Figure 4: Illustration of diversion hydropower
Figure 5: Diagram of a pumped storage configuration
Figure 6: Diagram of a pumped storage configuration
Tables
Table 1: Technological advances for hydropower