The paper reviews recent research and development activities in the field of hydropower
technology. It covers emerging and advanced technologies to mitigate flow instabilities …

Pump as Turbine (PAT) is a technically and economically effective technology to utilize
small/mini/micro/pico hydropower, especially in rural areas. There are two main subjects that …

Pump as Turbine (PAT) is an effective alternative of power generation for small hydropower
system. Since the characteristic curves under turbine mode are not supplied by …

The promotion of renewables improves energy security but degrades the electricity quality
and grid stability. This paradox can be resolved by enlarging the capacity of pumped hydro …

The need of energy storage in micro scale is recently emerging and becoming more relevant
in the rising era of decentralised renewable energy production. This paper provides a …

Analyses of possible synergies between energy recovery and water management are
essential for achieving sustainable improvements in the performance of irrigation water …

The sustainable use of water and energy represents one of the major challenges of the
majority of the nations worldwide. In the number of requirements for Water Supply Networks …

Pressure control is a fundamental component of safe operation of water supply systems,
mainly to reduce leakage, risk of disruption, and maintenance costs. System topology and …

The use of pumps operating as turbines (PATs) is attractive to optimize the equipment costs
of small hydropower plants. Unfortunately, the lack of information on the performance of …

The hydropower sector has recently raised the interest in pump as turbine (PaT) that can be
a valid trade-off between capital cost and performance in micro-scale installations …