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Improving hydropower flexibility by synergizing independently managed utilities

Chamoun, Sabine  
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Gaertner, Vincent
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Manso, Pedro  
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2019
Proceedings of HYDRO 2019 - Concept to closure: Practical steps
26th HYDRO 2019 – CONCEPT TO CLOSURE: PRACTICAL STEPS

Increasing the flexibility of hydropower allows operators to produce at optimal time ranges, not only dependent on the demand flow but also on the price trends. However, the possibility to improve hydropower flexibility can be hindered when assets are managed by different utilities. Therefore, finding synergies between operators of different assets is of great interest. The studied case consists of a highly interconnected system located in the Upper-Rhone Basin of the Swiss Alps. A wide range of possibilities was investigated to increase the system’s energetic capacity. The main concepts include the implementation of a new reservoir which can reach an altitude of 2230 masl, the heightening of existing reservoirs, adding pumping systems and creating new stages connecting the different structures. Rethinking existing hydropower systems is a must as in some cases improving the performance of a hydraulic system can be done by relatively small modifications but lead to greater efficiency.

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conference paper
Author(s)
Chamoun, Sabine  
Gaertner, Vincent
Manso, Pedro  
De Cesare, Giovanni  
Crettenand, Steve
Todde, C.
Date Issued

2019

Publisher

Hydropower&Dams, Aqua Media International

Published in
Proceedings of HYDRO 2019 - Concept to closure: Practical steps
Total of pages

10

Issue

01.06

Start page

Paper 01.06

Subjects

flexibility

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high-head

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seasonal storage

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pumping

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alpine hydropower

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utilities

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synergies

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[1302] Proceedings published on USB support.

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26th HYDRO 2019 – CONCEPT TO CLOSURE: PRACTICAL STEPS

Porto, Portugal

October 15-17, 2019

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