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

Knowledge:
The student will have knowledge of:
- The construction of various types of hydropower plants
- The Norwegian hydropower system with emphasis on underground excavations
- The planning proces for hydropower in Norway and abroad
- The tender process: Preparation, negotiation and tender awards for hydropower
- Contracts and administration, payment, acquisition
- Special factors in the planning of small hydropower plants.

Skills:
Students will be able to:
- Conduct a pre-feasibility study for a hydropower plant
- Conduct a feasibility study to identify potential projects
- Set up schedules for work and identify critical phases of the project
- Calculate the production and the economic potential of simple hydropower systems without regulation.

General competence:
Students can:
- Conduct a feasibility study of how development can take place in a watercourse
- Compare different options for development and rank them according to the economic and environmental criteria.

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. Excursions to various Norwegian hydropower plants are arranged during the course. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

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 "Hydropower Development" and supplementary lecture notes (English).