hydropower for you: sustainable small- scale hydropower in
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1The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 101022905.
Hydropower for you: Sustainable small-scale hydropower in Central Asia
Prof. Dr. Peter Rutschmann
Technical University of Munich
Coordinator
2The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 101022905.
Background
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme:
Innovation Action:
Demonstration of innovative and sustainable hydropower solutions targeting unexploited small-scale hydropower potential in Central Asia
TOPIC ID: LC-SC3-RES-34-2020
3The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 101022905.
Target Region: Central Asia
• Countries: Tadjikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan
• Area: 4 mio km²
• Population: 72 mio. people (2019) (17.4/km²)
• Climate: Semi-arid to arid, despite high-elevation areas
→ Unexploited potential for small hydropower (<10MW): 34,358 MW; UNIDO (2019), World Small Hydropower Development Report
© Central Asia, Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., https://www.britannica.com/place/Central-Asia#/media/1/102288/62337
4The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 101022905.
Target Region: Central Asia
Barriers for the exploitation of SHP in CA
• Lack of information on potential
• SHP plays a minor role in national energy
production
• Benefits of SHP are not fully considered
• Challenging technical conditions
• No uniform financing mechnisms
Institutional and
regulatory
Technical
Financial
Market
5The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 101022905.
Project Concept
13 PARTNERS: 10 from EU Countries, 3 from Central Asia
PROJECT AIM:
• Demonstration and assessment of sustainable, innovative European
small-scale hydropower technologies in CA
• Optimizing the sustainability impact of SHPs through a more holistic
approach by focusing on long-term solutions in a climate-sensitive,
transboundary WFEC nexus context
• Implementation of a GIS-based decision support system to explore
unexploited SHP potentials
• Development of scalable Water Accounting System to manage water
resources in a sustainable way
• Support the competitiveness and sustainable market uptake of European
SHP technologies in CA and globally
BUDGET: ca. 11.5 Mio. € (EU Contribution ca. 9.5 Mio. €)
DURATION: June 2021 – May 2026
6The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 101022905.
Project Concept
1. Analysis of unexploited small hydropower (SHP) in Central Asia
2. Implementation of innovative sustainable SHP Solutions in Central Asia
• Demonstration Activities• Planning Activities
3. Decision support (Replication and Exploitation)
4. Dissemination and Capacity building
Four Level Approach:
7The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 101022905.
Sustainable small-scale hydropower potential
Screening tool for sustainable SHP in CA
Q 2
Q 3N 1 N 2
hydrology / climate
Q 1
topology
morphology
infrastructure
water use
land use
gauging stations
HP potential in CA
Remaining HP potential
Remaining „sustainable“ HP potential
- reduced by existing HPPs
- reduced by existing HPPs and less
environmental and economic sustainable areas
Max. possible HP potentialHydrological-technical-economic HP potential
© BOKU, 2021
8The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 101022905.
Sustainable small-scale hydropower potential
Forward looking crossborder Water-Food-Energy-Climate Nexus
• Stakeholder involvement• Nexus linkage between SHP and irrigation in
small-scale transboundary rivers and large interstate canals
• Web based WEF accounting system to map transparently water users for local stakeholder at demonstration and planning sites
9The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 101022905.
Sustainable small-scale hydropower potential
Forward looking crossborder Water-Food-Energy-Climate Nexus
Example: Multi-model mean river discharge averaged over 10 years for the baseline period 1992-
2001, period 2051-2060 and period 2091-2100. © Dr. Tobias Siegfried, hydrosolutions GmbH, 2021
10The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 101022905.
Technologies Demonstrated
A) Hydroshaft power solution (HSPS)
Modular and simplified version of hydroshaft concept (run-of-river)
Exploit small hydropower potential:
• Low-head range (3-10 m)
• 1 – 10 m³/s per unit
• Lowland rivers, mainly downstream countriesKazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
→ Maintaining the fish-friendly, ecological characteristics
→ Drastic reduction of construction costs and time due to prefabrication, modularization and standardization
Pilot HPP Großweil © hydroshaft GmbH
11The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 101022905.
Technologies Demonstrated
B) Francis container power solution (FCPS)
Exploit small hydropower potential:
• Medium-head range (25-150 m)
• 1-5 m³/s discharge per unit
• Down- and upstream countriesUzbekistan Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
→ Container instead of power house
→ One turbine for wide range of potentials
→ Prefabrication of the container
smarT-Francis solution from Global Hydro Energy © GHE
12The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 101022905.
Replication and Exploitation
Demonstration and planning activities:
Demonstration Activities (DA) Planning, design and implementation of:
• HSPS: Badam – Kazakhstan up to 0.5 MW run-
of-river HPP with „RT Ontustik Energo“
• FCPS: Shakimardan – Uzbekistan approx. 2MW
medium head HPP with „Uzbekgidroenergo“
→ Assessment of sustainability
Several Planning Activities (PA)• Feasibility studies in CA
• Preliminary list with sites in UZ, KY, KZ
→ Replication guideline for CA
13The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 101022905.
Consortium
14The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 101022905.
Hydro4U@TUM
• Prof. Dr. Peter RutschmannProject [email protected]
• Dr. Hany Abo El WafaProject [email protected]
• Dr. Markus ReisenbüchlerScientific [email protected]
• Bertalan Alapfy, M.Sc.Demonstration Board [email protected]
1515The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 101022905.
Thank you!
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Peter Rutschmann
Technical University of Munich