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    This document summarizes new turbine technologies that have been developed for generating electricity from very low head dams in an environmentally friendly way. It describes 3 types of turbines - the VLH turbine, Omega S and Omega D floated turbines, and Archimedes screw turbines. These turbines have minor civil works, are fish friendly, and suitable for heads as low as 1-5 meters. Examples of installations in Europe are provided along with key specifications of each turbine type.

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    This document summarizes new turbine technologies that have been developed for generating electricity from very low head dams in an environmentally friendly way. It describes 3 types of turbines - the VLH turbine, Omega S and Omega D floated turbines, and Archimedes screw turbines. These turbines have minor civil works, are fish friendly, and suitable for heads as low as 1-5 meters. Examples of installations in Europe are provided along with key specifications of each turbine type.

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    This document summarizes new turbine technologies that have been developed for generating electricity from very low head dams in an environmentally friendly way. It describes 3 types of turbines - the VLH turbine, Omega S and Omega D floated turbines, and Archimedes screw turbines. These turbines have minor civil works, are fish friendly, and suitable for heads as low as 1-5 meters. Examples of installations in Europe are provided along with key specifications of each turbine type.

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    Fish Friendly Turbines - YRC Presentation

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    This document summarizes new turbine technologies that have been developed for generating electricity from very low head dams in an environmentally friendly way. It describes 3 types of turbines - the VLH turbine, Omega S and Omega D floated turbines, and Archimedes screw turbines. These turbines have minor civil works, are fish friendly, and suitable for heads as low as 1-5 meters. Examples of installations in Europe are provided along with key specifications of each turbine type.

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    DESMHC bilateral research project on SHPP (Ulg & UTCB)

    Hydropower unprofitable due to very high investment in civil works A lot of existing sites which do not produce electricity

    Low head dams

    New types of turbines were developed: VLH S & D Archimedes Screw


    Characteristics of turbines: Minor civil works Fish friendly Suitable for very low head Retractable/ movable free pass of floods*

    1. VLH turbine MJ2 Technologies


    Kaplan runner with 8 adjustable blades
    Fix distributor with 18 blades Integrated generating set Trash rack

    Generator directly coupled to the runner shaft


    Automatic trash rack cleaner

    Drunner : H: Qinst : P:

    3.15 5.00 1.4 3.2 10 30 100 500

    (m) (m) (mc/s) (kW)

    VLH turbine (2)


    Mobile module it can be raised from the water in order to let the flood to pass and for inspection/ maintenance purpose Double regulated adjustable blades and variable speed Water speed throw turbine smaller than 2m/s The module can be used as a gate Fish Friendly turbine 100% surviving

    VLH Turbine example (1)


    Millau France (pilot site)

    Head: Installed flow: Installed power: Energy: Runner diameter: In function:

    2.5 m 22.5 mc/s 410 kW 2 GWh/ year 4.5 m March 2007

    VLH Turbine example (2)


    Marcinelle Belgium (navigation dam)

    Head: 3m Installed flow: 2 x 15 mc/s Installed power: 650 kW Energy: 2 GWh/year Runner diameter: 3.55 m instalation: Novembre 2011 Price: 1.000.000 Euros Time needed for up/ down 20 min

    Head: 3 m 3 Siphon turbine S (Des Grosses Battes, Liege) Installed flow: 27,5 m /s Installed power: 486 kW Energy: 2,6 GWh/year (2 years) Runner diameter: 3,25 m (92 rot/min) 4 adjustable blades (Kaplan) Weight turbinated water

    2. Floated turbines - Rutten

    Floated turbines Rutten (2)


    Turbine D

    Power plant realized from modules Recommended for low head navigation dams No civil works Without regulation ON / OFF H: 1.80 4.00 m Q : 10 18 mc/s P : 120 560 kW Downstream min level : 2.5 4 m Fish Friendly

    Floated turbines Rutten (3)


    Turbina D (Hun - HauteMeuse) - testing

    Power plant realized from 6 modules Head: 2.8 m Installed flow: 6 x 17 m3/s Installed power: 6 x 400 kW Energy: 10 GWh/year Investment: 6 mil Euros Weight: 350 t Height of the metal structure: 8 m

    3. Archimedes' screw turbine


    Used in ancient times as a water pump. For the last years the screw was used as a turbine Fish Friendly Turbine (the screw was used for movement of the fish from a lake to another)

    Rotation speed : Head : Qinst : P ower:

    28 30 1 10 0.1 15 max 200

    (rpm) (m) (mc/s) (kW)

    Archimedes' screw turbine (2)

    The screw has an efficiency of 87% for low heads [ 1 10 m]. Robustness it is given by the simple working and construction principles, and also the waste tolerance In Europe are installed more than 200 Archimedes screws.

    Conclusions

    Europe still has an important hydropower potential ( 50% from technical feasible) and existing very low head sites (built for other purposes than hydropower) represents an important part of it. Low head sites unprofitable due to major construction works needed for the classic power station turbines which dont need major civil works.

    The paper presents the state of the art regarding Very low head fish friendly turbines:
    VLH Omega S and Omega D Archimedes screw

    Thank you for your attention

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