Operation, performance and economic analysis of low head micro-hydropower turbines for rural and remote areas: A review

AH Elbatran, OB Yaakob, YM Ahmed… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Electrical power is essential in commercial, economic and social investments especially in
emergent countries. Hydropower energy has become one of the most suitable and efficient …

[HTML][HTML] Current and future prospects of small hydro power in Pakistan: A survey

W Uddin, K Zeb, A Haider, B Khan, S ul Islam… - Energy Strategy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Currently, the electrical energy crisis is an important issue in Pakistan. Due to the shortage
of electrical power, inhabitants of the country are facing 10–12 h of blackouts in urban areas …

Performance evaluation of an axial-flow pump with adjustable guide vanes in turbine mode

Z Qian, F Wang, Z Guo, J Lu - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Micro-hydropower applications can provide cost-effective solutions for the energy
generation in rural, remote, and hilly areas where cost is prohibitive to connecting to the …

A toolbox for the optimal design of run-of-river hydropower plants

V Yildiz, JA Vrugt - Environmental modelling & software, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydroelectric power is a relatively cheap, reliable, sustainable, and renewable source of
energy that can be generated without toxic waste and considerably lower emissions of …

[PDF][PDF] A parametric experimental investigation of the operating conditions of gravitational vortex hydropower (GVHP)

C Power, A McNabola, P Coughlan - Journal of Clean Energy …, 2016 - jocet.org
Global energy consumption is growing considerably, raising such issues as increased
energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, reduced security of supply, and growing fuel …

Surrogate modeling method for multi-objective optimization of the inlet channel and the basin of a gravitational water vortex hydraulic turbine

L Velásquez, A Posada, E Chica - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This work presents a high-fidelity surrogate model for generating a multi-objective genetic
algorithm to allow the search for the optimal geometry of the inlet channel and the basin of a …

Design and construction of an off-grid gravitational vortex hydropower plant: A case study in rural Peru

VJA Guzmán, JA Glasscock, F Whitehouse - … Energy Technologies and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Low-head hydroelectric technology is allowing the expansion of distributed power systems
into isolated regions that are difficult to connect to the grid. Such technology can provide …

Computational and experimental investigation of runner for gravitational water vortex power plant

R Dhakal, TR Bajracharya… - 2017 IEEE 6th …, 2018 - research-information.bris.ac.uk
The gravitational water vortex power plant (GWVPP) is a new type of low head turbine
system in which a channel and basin structure is used to form a vortex, where the rotational …

Trends in an increased dependence towards hydropower energy utilization—a short review

GT Chala, MIN Ma'Arof, R Sharma - Cogent Engineering, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past few decades, fossil fuels replacements have shown leaps and bounds of
progressions. Hence, various nations have initiated the adoption of biomass energy, solar …

Renewable energy: Sources, importance and prospects for sustainable future

S Agrawal, R Soni - Energy: Crises, Challenges and Solutions, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Energy sources may be broadly categorized as renewable and non‐renewable energy
sources. With unprecedented population growth and economic development, the global …