The tUM shaft power plant - Innovative ecological and economical small hydro power concept

P. Rutschmann, A. Sepp, M. Cuchet, F. Geiger, J. Barbier

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Abstract

Hydropower has many advantages but also some disadvantages. In the last decade river runoff hydropower plants did not overcome this disadvantages. Only in the last few years new concepts have been invented and investigated. The present paper presents the TUM Hydro Shaft Power Plant (in the following denominated as TUM HSPP) a new concept invented and tested at the Technische Universität München, Germany. The TUM HSPP is an efficient, economic and ecologic solution which offers fishes a full downstream migration path and full mechanical protection from being sucked into the turbines. The concept has been extensively investigated in model and small prototype scale including tests with three different fish species.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication4th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures
EditorsJorge Matos, Stefano Pagliara, Ines Meireles
PublisherInternational Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
ISBN (Electronic)9789898509017
StatePublished - 2012
Event4th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures - Porto, Portugal
Duration: 9 Feb 201211 Feb 2012

Publication series

Name4th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures

Conference

Conference4th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityPorto
Period9/02/1211/02/12

Keywords

  • Ecological hydro power
  • Fish migration
  • Small hydro

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