Conference Overview
Following is an overview of the activities that will be held in conjunction with Waterpower XVI. Please use the links in the navigation column on the left to find additional details about those activities.
Program
Waterpower XVI strives to advance hydropower by creating a forum for sharing new ideas, technology, approaches, and solutions, and continuing to build hydropower as the world's leading source of renewable energy.
Waterpower has a longstanding tradition of technical excellence. The program features a variety of session formats, created in cooperation with leading hydro professionals who make up the Steering and Advisory committees.
A Call for Abstracts issued earlier this year invited hydropower experts across the world to share their latest ideas and accomplishments. A panel of technical experts reviewed these abstracts and selected the authors to develop and present their Technical Papers at the conference.
In addition to the technical program, the conference features Symposia and interactive Roundtables. Held in conjunction with the conference and exhibition, the Hydro Training Institute offers highly practical training designed to help new hires - or persons new to hydro - be more productive more quickly. For an overview of all programs sessions, please click here.
The Conference also includes two "plenary" sessions - the Opening and Closing sessions - as well as the chance to mingle with colleagues at the Thursday evening "Great Art. Excellent Company." conference party.
Technical Paper Presentations
Oral paper presentations, grouped by category, with an emphasis on sharing new ideas and results. Planned discussion time after the presentations allows delegates to further benefit from the experience and knowledge of the authors.
- A Focus on Small Hydro: Equipment, Safety, New Development
- Assessing and Managing Risks/Uncertainties
- Asset Management: Solving Operations, Workforce Challenges
- Dam Safety Improvements and Perspectives
- Forecasting Tools for Better Water Management
- Gates: Automation, Rehabilitation, Testing
- Governors and Controls: Practices and Experiences
- Hydraulic Modeling and Design
- Improving Fish Passage through Modeling
- Improving Water Conveyance Systems
- Licensing and Regulations
- New Hydro Development: Challenges and Opportunities
- Ocean/Tidal/Stream Power
- Project Design and Construction
- Project Development: Examples and Opportunities
- Project Rehab: Assessments and Solutions
- Pumped Storage
- Rehabilitation Case Studies
- Solving Fish Passage Challenges
- Technical Innovations and Advances
- Tools for Better Engineering and Design
- Turbine Design and Testing
Briefings
Sessions in which authors present six-minute oral summaries of the highlights of their papers. In addition, each author is entitled to display a poster summarizing the information.
Symposia
Focused "mini-conferences" encourage in-depth exploration of timely issues:
Roundtables
Experienced and knowledgeable professionals share their insights on overcoming challenges and finding innovative solutions to critical hydropower issues:
- Buying Equipment: Procurement Issues in the Global Marketplace
- Electronic Equipment Obsolescence
- Experiences with Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) Certification
- How Do You Effectively Manage Conflicts Between Project Land/Reservoir Uses and Operations?
- In-Plant Surprises: Oh …!
- License Conditions in the Real World
- Lubrication Issues
- New Technologies: Addressing Environmental Issues
- Reducing the Costs of Small Hydro Development and Operations
- Rehab: Stories from the Pits
- Strategies for Dealing with Aging Plant Equipment and Infrastructure
- Total Dissolved Gas Supersaturation: Overcoming Challenges
- Using the IHA Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol
Hydro Training Institute
This intensive, highly practical training is designed to help persons new to hydro gain the information they need to integrate into their positions faster and be more productive. The course includes a technical plant tour on Monday, July 27, and a series of sessions focusing on the full range of operations and policy issues. Participants also have the opportunity to participate in other conference sessions.
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