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EDUCATION: JULY 15-17, 2025 | EXHIBITION: JULY 16-17, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA
 

HYDROVISION International Logo 30 years of hydro excellence

EDUCATION: JULY 15-17, 2025 | EXHIBITION: JULY 16-17, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA
 

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Hydropower facilities generate massive amounts of data from sensors, equipment, and operational systems. Effective data management and analytics enable operators to monitor and optimize plant performance, resulting in increased operational efficiency, reduced downtime, and cost savings.

 

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Waterpower Hydro Basics - Hydro Overview

Monday, July 15, 2024 | 8:40 AM - 9:05 AM | Room 301

Dive into the dynamic world of hydroelectric power in "What Nature Gives Us: How Hydroelectric Power Is Captured." Delve into the myriad benefits it offers, from energy generation to water supply, irrigation, recreation, navigation, and flood control.

Explore the crucial environmental considerations and receive an introduction to the hydro industry, Including:

  • Hydro Development and Potential 
  • Overview of Industry Players 
  • Current Issues 
  • Discussion and Q&A 

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Visit Boulder Canyon Hydro Plant, NREL's Flatirons Campus, and USBR Technical Service Center

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Offsite

Join us in taking a trip to the Boulder Canyon hydro plant, owned by the city of Boulder, which is more than 100 years old and underwent a modernization in 2013-2014 that involved installing a new water-to-wire package.

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8:40 AM
    • Waterpower Hydro Basics
    Waterpower Hydro Basics - Hydro Overview
    403
    Pre-registration for this event is required. This event includes an additional fee unless you have an All Access pass. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@hydroevent.com to re ...
    Speakers
    Blake Rothfuss
    Blake Rothfuss, Chief Engineer - Hetch Hetchy Water & Power Division
1:00 PM
    • Workshop
    Hydro Hands-on Training: Reenergizing a Power Grid after a Fault
    Offsite
    Pre-registration for this event is required. This event includes an additional fee unless you have an All Access pass. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@hydroevent.com to re ...
    Speakers
    Timothy Slater
    Timothy Slater, Power Dispatch Trainer - Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)
    Joseph Liberatore
    Joseph Liberatore, Electrical Engineer - Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)
4:05 PM
    • Waterpower Hydro Basics
    Waterpower Hydro Basics - Natural Resource Stewardship: Instream Flows and Fish Passage
    403
    Pre-registration for this event is required. This event includes an additional fee unless you have an All Access pass. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@hydroevent.com to re ...
    Speakers
    Katie Healey
    Katie Healey, Project Director, Environmental Flow Scientist - Ecofish Research Ltd.
8:00 AM
    • Technical Tour
    Visit Boulder Canyon Hydro Plant, NREL's Flatirons Campus, and USBR Technical Service Center
    Offsite
    Pre-registration for this event is required. This event includes an additional fee unless you have an All Access pass. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@hydroevent.com to re ...
8:30 AM
    • Waterpower Hydro Basics
    Waterpower Hydro Basics - Natural Resource Stewardship: Dam Effect on Water Quality
    403
    Pre-registration for this event is required. This event includes an additional fee unless you have an All Access pass. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@hydroevent.com to re ...
    Speakers
    Mark Killgore
    Mark Killgore, Lead Dam Safety Engineer - Virginia Division of Dam Safety
11:15 AM
    • KNOWLEDGE HUB Equipment and Technology
    Safer Spillway Gates
    Exhibit Floor Booth 127
    Many dams have been destroyed or at risk of destruction when spillway gates did not open when they should have. Overspill spillways are the most reliable, but labyrinth spillways should be considered ...
    Chairperson
    Russell Chetwynd
    Russell Chetwynd, Service Manager - National Electric Coil
    Speakers
    Bryan Leyland
    Bryan Leyland, MD - Leyland Consultants
11:30 AM
    • Environmental Issues and Water Management
    Rapid Determination of Risks to Dams and the Public During an Impending Precipitation Event
    301
    Detailed, accurate rainfall-runoff analyses based on one- to two-week lead-time forecasts of precipitation are critical for quantifying the response of rivers and streams, threats to the public, and p ...
    Chairperson
    Marcela Politano
    Marcela Politano, certainFlow, Principal and Research Engineer, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering - The University of Iowa
    Speakers
    Nick Agnoli
    Nick Agnoli, Senior Hazard Mitigation Analyst - Applied Weather Associates
1:45 PM
    • Operations and Maintenance
    Operator Driven Safety and Reliability
    304
    This session will give the operators who work with and around the hydro plant equipment on a daily basis the ability to help identify potential issues before they create a problem.  
    Chairperson
    Denison Avila
    Denison Avila, Engineer - Itaipu Binacional
    Speakers
    Mark Paul
    Mark Paul, North America Sales Director - IRISS Inc.
10:45 AM
    • Operations and Maintenance
    Asset Management - The Future of Investing
    304
    This is a panel discussion on the future of asset management. This panel brings together leading practitioners and industry experts to explore current trends and thinking around the future of investin ...
    Speakers
    Doug Komoroski
    Doug Komoroski, Federal Hydropower Program Manager - Bonneville Power Administration
    Anuj Sanghvi
    Anuj Sanghvi, Cybersecurity Researcher - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    Dave Olsheski
    Dave Olsheski, Vice President - Patriot Hydro
    Panel Moderator
    Ben Cano
    Ben Cano, Electrical Engineer - US Bureau of Reclamation
1:00 PM
    • Environmental Issues and Water Management
    We Need to Design Large Dams for a Long Life
    301
    The recent failure of a dam in Libya, killing more than 10,000 people, highlights the need to rethink dam safety and potential life. A large dam will have a long life -- unless it fails. Few, if any, ...
    Chairperson
    Maryam Kamali Nezhad
    Maryam Kamali Nezhad, Engineer - Hydro-Quebec
    Speakers
    Bryan Leyland
    Bryan Leyland, MD - Leyland Consultants
1:45 PM
    • Industry Trends and Analysis
    A Physics-informed Data-driven Approach for Critical Component Health
    302
    The rise of renewable energy sources forces hydropower plants to change often, wearing out important parts faster. To keep these plants safe and dependable, we need models that track and predict essen ...
    Chairperson
    Michael Morgenroth
    Michael Morgenroth, Senior Principal, Hydropower & Dams - Canada - Stantec
    Speakers
    S M Shafiul Alam
    S M Shafiul Alam, Research Scientist - Idaho National Laboratory
2:45 PM
    • KNOWLEDGE HUB Equipment and Technology
    Determining Optimum Velocity in Waterways for All Possible Discharge and Duration
    Exhibit Floor Booth 127
    The final step will be presented in a multi-step research project to develop a simple method to optimize waterway dimensions for all possible discharge and duration. First, the author developed the me ...
    Chairperson
    Tom Harnetiaux
    Tom Harnetiaux, Vice President of Sales - Basler Electric
    Speakers
    Thorbergur Steinn Leifsson
    Thorbergur Steinn Leifsson, Hydraulic engineer - Verkis.is

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