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Civil Works and Dam Safety
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W205CD
- Civil Works and Dam Safety
This panel session will include a discussion by an owner, consultant, and regulator in the U.S. regarding experiences in the early stages of implementing new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Part ...Speakers -
W205CD
- Civil Works and Dam Safety
This session, with a roundtable format, will deal with a rising issue in many countries. Implementing more modern standards for dam safety means launching upgrade projects for risk mitigation or remed ...SpeakersPanel Moderator -
W205CD
- Civil Works and Dam Safety
This session will feature presentations by dam owners and consultants on the modernization of essential project works, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A to cover modernization upgrades, retrofit ...Speakers
Energy Storage (including Pumped Storage)
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W207A
- Energy Storage (including Pumped Storage)
This session will feature a discussion on how international pumped storage hydro projects are being developed while a utility-scale PSH project in the U.S. has not been constructed in over 30 years, d ...SpeakersPanel Moderator -
W207A
- Energy Storage (including Pumped Storage)
Attend this session to hear a discussion of the benefits of incorporating battery energy storage systems with existing hydroelectric projects. Technical Presentation: The Black Start Field Demonstrati ...Chairperson -
W207A
- Energy Storage (including Pumped Storage)
This session features technical presentations on the development of pumped storage projects around the world, beginning from identifying a large number of potential hydropower projects across an entir ...
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Equipment and Technology
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W206B
- Equipment and Technology
Many hydropower projects have been in successful operation for many years. When it comes time to complete equipment upgrades, the original parts may no longer be available. This session will give vary ... -
W206B
- Equipment and Technology
The environment for sourcing equipment has changed considerably since the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be a panel discussion of lessons learned and suggestions to improve project success from three v ...SpeakersPanel Moderator -
W206B
- Equipment and Technology
Turbines and generators aren’t the only components that need attention! This session covers upgrades and refurbishments of the critical ancillary equipment that allows hydro powerhouses to stay up and ...
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Market Trends and Asset Strategies
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W205AB
- Market Trends and Asset Strategies
This panel discussion highlights the perspectives of large electricity consumers and hydropower producers. Featured topics include the benefits of securing green energy sources for large electricity c ...Speakers -
W205AB
- Market Trends and Asset Strategies
Fire suppression is a critical system that impacts various critical assets within a powerhouse. New fire suppression options and alternatives will be discussed, specific to key assets such as a genera ...Speakers -
W205AB
- Market Trends and Asset Strategies
There is an ever increasing need for extreme flexibility within the power grid both regionally and nationally within a country or countries. Hydropower generation is and should be a major contributor ...Speakers
New Development (including Small Hydro)
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W207D
- New Development (including Small Hydro)
Globally, climate change is affecting hydro capacity around the world, and developers must design around potential changes (increases or decreases) in precipitation levels. In this session, experts wo ...SpeakersPanel Moderator -
W207D
- New Development (including Small Hydro)
The Inflation Reduction passed in the U.S. in 2022 contains multiple provisions to help spur new development of hydropower in the U.S., including small hydro at existing non-powered dams, pumped stora ...SpeakersPanel Moderator -
W207D
- New Development (including Small Hydro)
The waterpower industry in Canada has contributed to North America’s expansion of hydroelectric power development, as well as rehabilitation of existing stations. This session will present case histor ...SpeakersPanel Moderator
Operations & Maintenance
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W206A
- Operations & Maintenance
Operating a hydro plant in the 21st century can be a challenge. Between the new equipment being installed and new operating protocols, it can be tough to keep up. This session will explore new technol ...Chairperson -
W206A
- Operations & Maintenance
Anyone who works in a hydro plant knows this to be true: maintenance pays big dividends in terms of availability, efficiency and safety. This wide-ranging session will explore novel and innovative way ... -
W206A
- Operations & Maintenance
Wildfire has been a ‘hot topic’ in the Western US since 2020, when the normally ‘wet’ side of the Cascade mountains suffered wildfires that endangered – and on one occasion engulfed – hydro plants and ...Speakers
Policies and Regulations
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W207BC
- Policies and Regulations
Owners and developers of small hydroelectric facilities (30 MW or less) are facing a paradox. On the one hand, there is a significant push at the policy level to develop new small hydropower. On the o ...SpeakersPanel Moderator -
W207BC
- Policies and Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency defines environmental justice as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to ...SpeakersPanel Moderator -
W207BC
- Policies and Regulations
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the U.S. is involved in many different initiatives to support the hydroelectric power industry. During this discussion, FERC experts will discuss reform of ...Speakers
Water and Environment (including Social Issues)
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W201CD
- Water and Environment (including Social Issues)
This session showcases innovative approaches to help mitigate the environmental and social costs of hydropower planning and production both in the United States and in India. These case studies offer ... -
W201CD
- Water and Environment (including Social Issues)
This session features standards, tools and approaches for addressing the environmental aspects of reservoir management. Panelists discuss continuous improvements and advancements to protect the enviro ...SpeakersPanel Moderator -
W201CD
- Water and Environment (including Social Issues)
Gain insights from experience with thinking “small hydro” and “upgrading existing facilities” to advance hydropower development. Experts explore the environmental challenges and opportunities and miti ...SpeakersPanel Moderator
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Civil Works and Dam Safety
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W205CD
- Civil Works and Dam Safety
Presentations will cover collecting and processing data for structural surveillance and monitoring, as well as the development and validation of models for analysis. This session will discuss real-wor ...Chairperson
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Energy Storage (including Pumped Storage)
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W207A
- Energy Storage (including Pumped Storage)
Join us for an exciting session on the most recent advancements in pumped storage hydropower technology. Speakers will share how new innovations in facility design, construction processes and electrom ...
Equipment and Technology
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W206B
- Equipment and Technology
This session will offer case studies of three unique project upgrades completed for hydroelectric facilities. Technical Presentation: Wainiha: The Quest for Hydraulic Efficiency, Brett Bauer, Canyon H ...
Market Trends and Asset Strategies
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W205AB
- Market Trends and Asset Strategies
As renewable energy generation grows, hydropower and pumped hydropower storage will continue to play a robust and growing role to support the evolving grid. To continue success, the industry needs to ...Speakers -
W205AB
- Market Trends and Asset Strategies
Attendees will gain insight into a couple different industry trends that can be a benefit to their operations. Our panel will present case studies and discuss the benefits and challenges of retrofitti ...Speakers
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New Development (including Small Hydro)
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W207D
- New Development (including Small Hydro)
Financing is often the biggest hurdle to be overcome in building new hydroelectric power generation. What are the avenues that can be explored to move past this challenge and get projects under way? E ...SpeakersPanel Moderator -
W207D
- New Development (including Small Hydro)
In this session, experts from several different countries discuss new hydro projects being studied, under construction and recently completed. These presentations provide case studies of the challenge ...
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Operations & Maintenance
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W206A
- Operations & Maintenance
From optimizing outage schedules for an entire river system to the latest thinking in fleet-wide maintenance planning, this session offers the tools you need to make the best use of your increasingly- ...SpeakersPanel Moderator -
W206A
- Operations & Maintenance
If plant modernization is on the horizon for your legacy hydro plant, consider it an opportunity to improve – or even automate – the devices and systems you used to monitor and record manually. The d ...Speakers
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Water and Environment (including Social Issues)
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W201CD
- Water and Environment (including Social Issues)
This session takes on the realities and the methods and tools for studying and making trade offs in the real world of hydropower. Experts share experience and approaches with reservoir management trad ...SpeakersPanel Moderator -
W201CD
- Water and Environment (including Social Issues)
This panel addresses the external challenges, solutions and opportunities to hydropower in its role as a part of a sustainable energy future and enabler of low carbon transition in light of climate ch ...Speakers
