Course - Planning of Hydropower - TVM5135
Planning of Hydropower
About
About the course
Course content
Organization and management of hydropower studies, implementation of hydropower and water resources projects, tender and contracts, construction management and small scale hydropower development.
Learning outcome
The course is offered in English to the students in the first year in the MSc programme Hydropower Development and third or fourth year of the siv.ing. studies in Civil and Environmental Engineering. The course covers the main phases of a hydropower development project.
Learning methods and activities
The lecturers come from the university and the hydropower industry, all with international experience. Lectures and exercises are to a large extent integrated. All lectures and exercises are given in English. An excursion to various Norwegian hydropower plants are arranged during the first week of September.
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises
Recommended previous knowledge
Admission to the HPD MSc programme, admission to Civil and Environmental Engineering or similar. The course is a prerequisite for TVM5132.
Course materials
Books from the series "Hyropower Development" and supplementary lecture notes (English).
Subject areas
- Hydraulics
- Investment and Cost Analyses
- Hydropower
- Hydraulic Engineering