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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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Emissions and Environmental

A significant concern about hydropower plants and dams revolves around environmental issues, including greenhouse gas emissions. Addressing environmental concerns and finding ways to minimize or mitigate impacts are vital to the continued success of this generating technology.

 

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Visit Carter Lake Hydro Plant and Estes Park Hydro Plant

Monday, July 15, 2024 | 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Offsite

Join our offsite experience to visit the 2.6-MW Robert V. Trout (Carter Lake) facility, owned by Northern Water, which began operating in 2011 with two Francis turbine-generator units. It is part of the Colorado-Big Thompson project, with six original hydropower plants owned by the Bureau of Reclamation and two added more recently by Northern Water. 

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Waterpower Hydro Basics - Hydro Overview

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

Learn more about all things Hydropower without Waterpower Hydro Basics Courses! Attendees will build a solid foundation on various topics and facts. 

You'll also 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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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
9:30 AM
    • Technical Tour
    Visit Carter Lake Hydro Plant and Estes Park Hydro Plant
    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
1:00 PM
    • Technical Tour
    Visit Emrgy's Installation and Denver Water's Ralston Reservoir
    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 ...
10:45 AM
    • Environmental Issues and Water Management
    Impact of Hydrological Data to Hydro Model on Multi-timescale Planning and Operational Studies
    301
    This session will present information on a multi-timescale hydro model used to investigate the significance of updating the hydrological data during power system planning and operation studies. The st ...
    Chairperson
    Maryam Kamali Nezhad
    Maryam Kamali Nezhad, Engineer - Hydro-Quebec
    Speakers
    Jin Tan
    Jin Tan, Senior Engineer
    Lawryn Kiboma
    Lawryn Kiboma, Postdoctoral Researcher - Power Engineering - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
1:00 PM
    • Environmental Issues and Water Management
    Inverter-based Generation Allows Variable Water Flow and Power Production During Record Drought
    301
    Inverter technology allows for variable flow through turbines while maintaining power generation, even during low river flow events. Typical generator schemes require constant generator speed to maint ...
    Chairperson
    Getnet Muluye
    Getnet Muluye, Senior Hydrologist - New York Power Authority
    Speakers
    Robert Harvey
    Robert Harvey, Owner/operator - Burnshire Hydroelectric LLC
    • New Development
    The Approach for Success with Pumped Storage
    303
    Advancing pumped storage projects requires sound and suitable technical and environmental plans. Because of the long timeframes and amount of money required, developers must be on their game regarding ...
    Speakers
    Rocío Uría-Martínez
    Rocío Uría-Martínez, Senior R&D, Environmental Sciences Division - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Donald Erpenbeck
    Donald Erpenbeck, Vice President & Global Sector Leader - Dams & Hydropower - Stantec
    Panel Moderator
    Svetlana Helc
    Svetlana Helc, Director Ontario Pumped Storage Project - TC Energy
1:45 PM
    • Environmental Issues and Water Management
    Surface Water Pump Assessment at TVA’s Douglas Dam
    301
    The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) uses several mitigation techniques to improve dissolved oxygen (DO) and water temperature of the released water through turbines. One of these techniques, describe ...
    Chairperson
    Marcela Politano
    Marcela Politano, certainFlow, Principal and Research Engineer, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering - The University of Iowa
    Speakers
    Tom Eldredge
    Tom Eldredge, CFD Mechanical Engineer - SME - Mesa Associates, Inc
2:30 PM
    • Environmental Issues and Water Management
    Maximizing the Social and Environmental Aspects of Hydropower Worldwide
    301
    Owners and developers of hydroelectric projects globally must ensure the social and environmental benefits of these facilities. In this session, panelists will discuss such issues as benefit sharing, ...
    Speakers
    Steadmore Musenyi
    Steadmore Musenyi, Environmental Specialist - Southern African Power Pool
    Usha Khatiwada
    Usha Khatiwada, CEO - NRN Infrastructure & Development Ltd
    Dan Gessler, PE, PhD
    Dan Gessler, PE, PhD, AVP, National Practice Lead: Hydrology, Hydraulics & Fluid Mechanics - Verdantas Flow Lab
    Ludimila Lima da Silva
    Ludimila Lima da Silva, Electric Energy Regulation Specialist - Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency - ANEEL
    Panel Moderator
    Marcela Politano
    Marcela Politano, certainFlow, Principal and Research Engineer, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering - The University of Iowa
3:15 PM
    • Industry Trends and Analysis
    Challenges of Microgrid Deployment in Remote Communities
    302
    Microgrid deployment in remote communities often fails due to environmental challenges, inadequate community engagement, uncertain system ownership, limited local technical expertise, and financial is ...
    Chairperson
    Siddharth Pannir
    Siddharth Pannir, Founder and Engineer - GenH
    Speakers
    Mahesh Acharya
    Mahesh Acharya, Clean Energy Postdoctoral Research Associate - Idaho National Laboratory
9:00 AM
    • Mega Session
    Mega Session - Climate Change: Opportunity, Risk and How Hydro can Adapt
    403
    All badge holders are eligible to attend. Hydroelectric power globally is facing challenges with fuel supply in the form of droughts in some regions and flooding in others. Climate change-induced alte ...
    Speakers
    Debbie Gray
    Debbie Gray, Senior Energy Policy Manager - International Hydropower Association
    Eva Kremere
    Eva Kremere, Tehnical Expert - UNIDO
    Lindsay Aramayo
    Lindsay Aramayo, Industry Economist - Energy Information Administration
    Panel Moderator
    Usha Khatiwada
    Usha Khatiwada, CEO - NRN Infrastructure & Development Ltd
10:45 AM
    • New Development
    Equity Apportionment Considerations in Project Development
    303
    The apportionment of equity in hydroelectric development depends on many factors, but it is important to understand how equity is distributed. Projects must have a satisfactory return on investment to ...
    Speakers
    Guy Lonechild
    Guy Lonechild, Chief Executive Officer - First Nations Power Authority
    Laurent Nahmias-Leonard
    Laurent Nahmias-Leonard, Senior Director, Corporate Development - Boralex Renewable Energy
    Jeremy Arruda
    Jeremy Arruda, Partner - Ernst and Young
    Darren Huculak
    Darren Huculak, Managing Partner - Summit 72
    Panel Moderator
    Christopher Ball
    Christopher Ball, Executive Vice President - Corpfinance International Ltd.
    • Environmental Issues and Water Management
    Preventing Toxic Cyanobacteria Blooms in Reservoirs with Solar-powered Destratification
    301
    The Horse Creek Cove of Grand Lake in Oklahoma experiences toxic cyanobacteria blooms that negatively impact lake residents and operations of the Grand River Dam Authority. The surrounding watershed i ...
    Speakers
    James Raiford
    James Raiford, Head of Technology Development - Noria Energy
    Stephen Nikolai
    Stephen Nikolai, Laboratory Director - Grand River Dam Authority
2:30 PM
    • Operations and Maintenance
    Best Practices for Operating and Maintaining Bearings and Seals
    304
    Bearings and seals are essential pieces of equipment in hydropower facilities, and their importance cannot be overlooked as plant owners seek to ensure compliance with environmental best practices, pa ...
    Speakers
    Warren Montgomery
    Warren Montgomery, Global Product Line Manager, Mechanical Packing & Gasketing - A.W. Chesterton
    Emmanuel Derillac
    Emmanuel Derillac - Hytorc
    Panel Moderator
    Nathan N. Myers
    Nathan N. Myers, Engineering Manager of the Turbines and Pumps Group - Bureau of Reclamation – Technical Service Center
3:15 PM
    • Environmental Issues and Water Management
    Case Study: Sensitivity of Hydropower to Climate-induced Droughts and Implications on Investments in Southern African Power Pool
    301
    The study unpacks the role of climate-induced droughts on the generation capabilities of hydropower infrastructure and alternative investment potential to enhance redundancy in the Southern African Po ...
    Chairperson
    Paul Eggers
    Paul Eggers, Sr. Project Manager - Dams - McMillen
    Speakers
    Steadmore Musenyi
    Steadmore Musenyi, Environmental Specialist - Southern African Power Pool

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