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VAPIDRO-ASTE and SMART Mini-Idro tools: hydropower potential assessment and scheme optimization

VAPIDRO-ASTE and SMART Mini-Idro tools: hydropower potential assessment and scheme optimization. Project Final Meeting Aosta, Italy May 24th 2012 Julio Alterach, Milena Vergata, Alberto Elli (RSE – Italy). Assessment of the remaining hydropower potential in watercourses.

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VAPIDRO-ASTE and SMART Mini-Idro tools: hydropower potential assessment and scheme optimization

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  1. VAPIDRO-ASTE and SMART Mini-Idro tools: hydropower potential assessment and scheme optimization Project Final Meeting Aosta, Italy May 24th 2012 Julio Alterach, Milena Vergata, Alberto Elli (RSE – Italy)

  2. Assessment of the remaining hydropower potential in watercourses VAPIDRO-ASTE is a free GIS tool, developed by RSE (Italy) that calculates the remaining hydropower potential in a watercourse and the best locations of future plants, considering the Digital Elevation Model, the measured flows and the present withdrawals.

  3. Testing detailed area VAPIDRO – ASTE tool New project creation In the frame of the SHARE project, a VAPIDRO-ASTE a customized version was produced. The version will be delivered including the Digital Elevation Model of the Alpine Space area: When creating a new project, the whole map of the Apline Space is shown. The user is able to select and area where to work on. Alpine Space Area

  4. VAPIDRO – ASTE tool Area selection, sub-basin computation VAPIDRO-ASTE is able to create automatically the river network, departing from the Digital Elevation Model and the density factor Automatic river generation

  5. VAPIDRO – ASTE tool Area selection, sub-basin computation Selection of the upstream and downstream points of the study case river. Watercourse selection

  6. Energy (kWh/year) VAPIDRO – ASTE Installable power and energy It is possible to view the discharge, energy and power tables an charts in reference to the selected river. The “x” axis is the progressive distance measured from the closure. Structural lenght Power (kW)

  7. Discharges (Measured or natural) Withdrawals Restitutions VAPIDRO – ASTE tool Basins, Discharges, withdrawals and restitutions The higher the number of sub-basins, the better the definition of watercourse results (discharge, energy, power). Automatic sub-basin calculation Withdrawals and restitutions

  8. Installable power in a GIS map VAPIDRO ASTE is able to visualize the results on GIS, as a map with a coloured scale (heads, energy and power, cost, benefits, financial parameters) Installable Power (kW)

  9. Benefit/Cost relationship in a GIS map Benefit/Cost

  10. VAPIDRO – ASTE tool Hydropower Exploitation Where to locate the best position of the intake powerhouse system to exploit the residual hydropower potential?

  11. VAPIDRO – ASTE tool Hydropower Exploitation VAPIDRO Hydropower Optimization Tool: tables and charts

  12. Intake Intake Intake Intake Powerhouse Powerhouse Powerhouse Powerhouse VAPIDRO – ASTE tool Hydropower Exploitation VAPIDRO Hydropower Optimization Tool: plants in the Map Intake Powerhouse

  13. SMART Mini-Idro, SHARE customized version • SMART Mini-Idro is a tool for technical and economical evaluation of mini hydro power plants • Evaluates the energy production, benefits and financial aspects • Supports the pre-feasibility project analysis • Used in the frame of the SHARE project

  14. SMART Mini-Idro, SHARE customized version The following chart shows the composition and relationship of the SMART Mini-Idro modules

  15. SMART Mini-Idro, SHARE customized version SMART Mini-Idro allows the input of the flow duration curve and considers the minimum environmental flow. Calculates the Power duration curve as function of the efficiencies and types of the selected turbine.

  16. SMART Mini-Idro, SHARE customized version SMART Mini-Idro calculates the costs of the plant based on correlation curves, the income from thesale of energy produced and the financial parameters:

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