SEARCH LHT: Development of small efficient axial reliable compact hydro low head turbine

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 00.0373-2

Key words (French)

Energie renouvelable; energie hydro-électrique; petites centrales hydrauliques; turbine axiales; rendement élevé; fiabilité; simplicité;
Environmental Protection; Energy Saving; Renewable Sources of Energy

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: NNE5-2000-000247

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.4b.1 Cleaner energy systems, including renewables

Short description (English)

See abstract

Partners and International Organizations (English)

Coordinator: Techniques Hydro Electriques, Toul (F)

Abstract (English)

The main objectives are to:
1) Systematically develop a new generation of equipment suitable for small, low head hydro power plants (HPP) with P< 1 MW;
2) Satisfy the three fundamental criteria of performance, simplicity and reliability;
3) Validate, in the laboratory, the hydraulic concept of a small, low head turbine (Kaplan);
4) Industrialize the concept of small, compact, low head units resulting from laboratory development of small low head turbines;
5) Validate laboratory/industry transfer by the start up of two demonstration sites;
6) Allow standards product methods to be dropped in favour of the systematic product method, at identical or lower prices;
7) reduce construction and maintenance costs;L%8) Increase the financial returns of small, low head HPP;
9) Optimise the use of hydro resources whilst respecting environmental constraints.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 00.0373-2