Building dam - Meeting the concerns
Dams are being built in different sizes depending on the requirements and the height permissible at the particular site. The higher a dam, the larger the concerns for undesirable impacts that have to be
Water & Energy International
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Climate change and Nepal's water resources: Special focus on hydropower
As the notion of climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels gains more and more prominence in the eyes of the public and policymakers, the push toward the increasing role of renewable energy
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Rengali multipurpose dam-issues on dam safety aspects
The safety of the dam is a very important aspect for safeguarding the national investment and the benefits derived by the nation out of this infrastructure. An unsafe dam poses hazard to human life and
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New market options for wind generators
Indian renewable energy market has come a long way from its initial era of sizable government subsidies, tax benefits, feed-in tariffs and various other support schemes being practiced since 1980s and
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Wind hydrogen based distributed energy system for rural India
MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt of India) has sponsored a R&D project to ERDA. As part of this project, a 2 x 5 kW wind turbine is installed and integrated with water electrolyser. Complete
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Hydropower scenario in Bhutan
<p>Bhutan has an estimated hydropower potential of 30,000 MW and 12 TWh mean annual energy generation. So far 23,760 MW has been identified and assessed to be technically feasible. Only 1.488 MW, i.e., 5% of the feasible potential is harnessed so far. Royal Govt.
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Accelerated development of hydropower in Nepal - Opportunities and challenges
<p>Accelerated development of hydropower in Nepal - Opportunities and challenges - Presented by Dr. S. N. Mishra, Mechanical Engineer, Former Director, NEA at International Conference on "Accelerated Development of Hydropower in Bhutan - Opportunities and Challenges" 16-18 November 2010, Thimphu, Bhutan. </p>
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Use of GIS tools in water resources engineering
<p>Information technology is best thing to happen after industrial revolution for human society. IT has invaded our lives and taken over our work sphere to a great extent. Like in all the professional fields, IT has left its marks on the ways a civil engineer works.
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Estimation of the sedimentation rate of Malampuzha - a typical storage reservoir on the Western Ghats, using MMF model
<p>This paper depicts a research work comprising an attempt to estimate the rate of sedimentation from the basin surface of the Malampuzha, typical multi purpose storage reservoir on the western slopes of the Western Ghats in the Kerala state.
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Challenges faced and actions taken during operation and maintenance of 6x170 MW Tala Hydro Power Plant, Bhutan
<p>Generating units for hydro power plants are tailor made to meet the specific requirements of site conditions. In the large units of the size of Tala Hydro Power Plant, major assemblies are required to be done at site due to transportation limitations.
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Acceleration and optimisation of hydropower development in Punatsangchhu Basin, Bhutan
Bhutan's ability to harness the hydropower resources has been made possible because of the close and friendly ties with its neighbour India. India has been providing both technical and financial assistance