HydroES 2016

Hydropower and

Environmental

Sustainability

Phone : +33(0)1 42 5 091 0 3 Fax: +33(0)1 42 5 05 9 83 Email : n.sheibani@shf-hydro.org

Société Hydrotechnique de France

www.shf-hydro.org

25 rue des Favorites F75015 Paris

Grenoble

March 16-17, 2016

First announcement & Call for papers

Organiz ing Committee:

• Didier Roult (CNR)

• Agnès Barillier (EDF)

• Guy Caignaert (ENSAM Lille - SHF)

• Anna Dupont (SHF)

• Olivier Métais (ENSE3 Grenoble)

• Maria Helena Ramos (Irstea)

• Olivier Teller (Alstom)

• Neda Sheibani (SHF)

• Pierre-Louis-Viollet (SHF)

Scientific Committee:

• François Avellan (EPFL)

• Konrad Bogner (Swiss Federal Ins/tute WSL)

• Marco Borga (University of Padova)

• Jean-François Brun (SCP)

• Jean-Michel Cardon (Onema)

• Franck Ca6anéo (CEDREN)

• Véronique Gouraud (EDF)

• Claude Guilbaud (Artelia)

• Atle Harby (CEDREN)

• Benoit Hingray (CNRS - LTHE)

• Sjur Kolberg (SINTEF)

• Michaël Ovidio (Université de Liège)

• E/enne Parkinson (Andritz)

• Joao José Passini (ITAIPU)

• Peter Pelz (TUD Darmstadt)

• Anne Penalba (France Hydroélectricité)

• Jean -Luc Pigeon (Tractebel Ingénierie)

• Be;na Schaefli (EPFL)

• Stefan Schmutz (Vienna University)

• Juergen Schuol (Voith Hydro)

• Stephane Stroffek (Agence Eau RMC)

• Régis Thèvenet (EDF)

This symposium is part of a series organized by SHF; previous symposiums focused on:

2010: Environment and Hydropower 2011: Pump Storage Powerplants 2014: Enhancing Hydropower Plants

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Conference language is English Venue: ENSE3 Grenoble, France An area with stands and posters will be open throughout the symposium. Posters will be presented in the plenary sessions.

Hydropower is an important source of renewable energy for electrical production in Europe and throughout the world. Being flexible and allowing energy storage, it also facilitates the development of intermittent energy in electricity systems.

The major challenge of hydropower is to reconcile its development with environmental and societal needs. This means maintaining a balance between the different ways water is used and the preservation of biodiversity, while contributing to sustainable river development. Reliable and efficient hydropower facilities that protect the envi-ronment can improve hydropower performance, as well as its environmental acceptability.

The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has, for example, developed a “hydropower sustainability assess-ment protocol” that has been implemented in several countries. The environment is at the center of all new hydropower projects and the rehabilitation of existing facilities.

Ne ar l y f i f t e e n ye a rs a f t er t he l a u nch o f th e European Water Framework Directive, and at a time when climate change and the energy transition are the focus of debate, this symposium aims to make an assess-ment of how environmental aspects are being accounted for in projects for the development or renovation of hydropower installations in various countries.

Communications will concern both “large” and “small” hydraulics and multipurpose facilities.

They will present scientific and technological advances, as well as case studies which enable highlighting best practices and comparing solutions implemented in differ ent countries.

Presentat ion

1) Socio-environmental integration of hydropower facilities

• Tools and methods for overall evaluation of socio- environmental factors;

• Balancing biodiversity, hydropower and the other uses of water;

• Integrating other types of renewable energy; • Impact of climate change on water resources and

repercussions on hydropower; • Implementation of the ARC (Avoid, Reduce and Compensate)

sequence and feedback on the IHA Protocol; • Regulatory frameworks, public policy and stakeholders

involvement

2) Ecological and sedimentary continuity

• Sediment, alluvial margins and flushing management; • Ecological engineering and means of action; • Environmental restoration; • Repercussion of facilities on biodiversity; • Impact of ecological flow and hydropeaking on ecosystems

3) Technological innovation for low-impact facilities

• Oil free machines (water lubrification, biodegradable oil, etc.) ;

• Fish-friendly, aerating turbines; • Turbining of ecological flow and low flow rate (waste water,

drinking water, etc.); • Fish passes and technological solutions for protecting fish. A special session will be dedicated to young researchers (PhD or MSc program).

A half-day visit is planned on March 18th, 2016.

Further information will be provided later on the conference website.

Topics

Deadline Extension:

Abstract submission: October 9th, 2015 Abstract selection and notification of authors: November 16th , 2015 Full paper submission: Januray 15, 2016 (4 to 6 pages)

To be sent to SHF by email: n.sheibani@shf-hydro.org or

submitted online :

http://www.shf-hydro.org/184-1-events-16.html

Selected articles would be published in the Scientific journal La Houille Blanche.

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