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Conventional HydroBest Practice Guide for the Operation and Maintenance of Cranes and Lifting Equipment
Lead Companies
CEATI International
Lead Researcher (s)
- #0397
This guide focuses on the entire life-cycle of crane and hoist assets, incorporating best practices obtained from survey responses from a cross section of participating HPLIG utilities that operate and maintain a combined total of 4500 cranes and hoists.
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Powerhouse Equipment
Research Sub-Category
Status
complete
Completion Date
2020
- Conventional Hydro
Best Practices for Mussel Control and Mitigation at Hydropower and Water Delivery Facilities
Lead Companies
Bureau of Reclamation
Lead Researcher (s)
- Sherri Pucherelli
The goal of this research is to compile currently used technology and techniques for the control of invasive mussels at hydropower and water delivery facilities. The approach involves case studies across multiple agencies to identify effective technologies and strategies that have been used in order to share this information with Federal and State agencies as well as impacted stakeholders. This effort will provide facility managers with information and options to be used for planning purposes in the case that invasive mussels are detected at their facility. Mussel control and mitigation techniques are site specific and dependent upon facility design and operation, and a survey of a variety of impacted facilities across the United States may uncover techniques that can be implemented at a diverse range of Reclamation facilities.
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Environmental and Sustainability
Research Sub-Category
Fish and Aquatic Resources
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
2020
- Conventional Hydro
Best Practices in the Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Spillway Gates in Northern Climates
Lead Companies
CEATI International
Lead Researcher (s)
- #0396
The report identifies the various ice mitifation measures that are currently available for three types of gates: radial, vertical lift and flap gates.
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Dam or Weir
Research Sub-Category
Spillgates
Status
complete
Completion Date
2020
- Conventional Hydro
Blackstart
Lead Companies
ORNL, NREL, ANL
Lead Researcher (s)
- 0
This project is using Run-of-river hydropower Integrated with SuperCapacitors (BRISC), which is currently assessing not only the technical characteristics, but also the financial viability of coupling energy storage solutions and run-of-river hydropower facilities. Efforts in this space will culminate in not only field deployment of energy storage systems at a facility, but also industry-accessible guidance.
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Research Sub-Category
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
TBD
Marine EnergyCalWAVE Power Take-Off
Lead Companies
Sandia National Laboratories
Lead Researcher (s)
- Ryan Coe
Sandia National Laboratories is partnering with California Wave Power Technologies, LLC (CalWave) to advance its wave energy converter (WEC) technology by broadening device controls beyond the power take-off system. The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Small Business Vouchers(SBV) Pilot program funded this project. CalWave was the first runner-up in the Wave Energy Prize, an 18-month design-build-test competition that produced a technology leap in WEC devices. Through this project, Sandia will collaborate with Calwave to improve the device capability in efficiently absorbing energy from ocean waves and to potentially integrate PTO control approaches into existing schemes of overall device control.
Technology Application
Marine Energy
Research Category
Technology
Research Sub-Category
Wave
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
TBD
- Marine Energy
CalWave Support FOA 1663
Lead Companies
Sandia National Laboratories
Lead Researcher (s)
- Budi Gunawan
As a result of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) 1663, Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Development and Advancement, a team led by the California Wave Power Technologies, LLC (CWPT) that includes University of California Berkeley, Bardex Corporation, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) was selected as one of the FOA award recipients. The main objective of the proposed project is to advance the technology readiness of the CWPT’s wave energy converter (WEC) device, by developing a scaled prototype and conducting an open water testing for an extended period (~ 9 months). During the open water testing, it is expected that the device will maintain an Average Climate Capture Width per Characteristic Capital Expenditure (ACE) target of at least 3m/M$, as has been demonstrated previously on a smaller scale device during the Wave Energy Prize competition. SNL will leverage their experience in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling and WEC testing to assist CalWave in device design, analysis and reporting.
Technology Application
Marine Energy
Research Category
Technology
Research Sub-Category
Wave
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
Expected 2022
- Conventional Hydro
Can better representation of low-elevation snowpack improve operational forecasts?
Lead Companies
Bureau of Reclamation
Lead Researcher (s)
- Dan Broman
To what extent do low-elevation snowpack contribute to streamflow forecast errors is current forecast models? What improvement in forecast skill can be gained by changing the spatial configuration of forecast models including improvements to their representation of low-elevation snow and to reservoir inflows? What improvement in forecast skill can be gained by incorporating in remotely-sensed and/or ground-based snow products into forecast models?
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Interconnect Integration and Markets
Research Sub-Category
Hydraulic Forecasting
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
2020
- Marine Energy
Case Study of a 200kW Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Field Demonstration in an Island Microgrid
Lead Companies
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Lead Researcher (s)
- Jan Alam
Technology Application
Marine Energy
Research Category
Technology
Research Sub-Category
Wave
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
TBD
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