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ABOUT AHEC
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Established in 1982. |
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Exclusive academic center of IIT Roorkee focussing on SHP development and recognized as National Resource Centre for Small Hydropower |
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Large national database for resource assessment for SHP development and rural electrification created |
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Real time Digital Simulator for shp plants for training |
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Expertise for field testing and performance evaluation of SHP stations available |
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Preparing the National Standards/ Code of Practices for SHP development |
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Offers technical support to Several Central and State Governments and organisations (over 25) for their shp projects and plans (over 500 MW) |
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Also offers SHP support to private sector |
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Systematic state master plans for shp and remote village electrification |
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Impact training and education at all levels in the related field as per requirement |
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International training and technical support |
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Offers two regular Academic programmes viz M.Tech. programme specialised multi disciplinary areas including doctoral etc |
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EXTENSION AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES |
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Several Central and State Governments (over 25) have been provided technical support by AHEC for their shp projects and plans (over 500 MW) |
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Moderate testing facilities have been created to take up
independent testing/ certification/audit of shp stations which is
becoming more important in view of large scale private sector
participation. |
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Planning and Designing the renovation and modernization of
old SHP stations |
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Secretariat for “Water for Welfare: An Uttarakhand Initiative” |
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SPONSORED RESEARCH / EXTENSION WORK
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Testing / Design of SHP Turbines / Controls |
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Small Hydropower Resource Assessment in the country. (Chhattishgarh, West Bengal H.P., Uttarakhand, Punjab are the states where AHEC has worked/working) for such exercise |
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Specific Engg. Designs/specifications for shp |
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Adoption of technology and their cost effective applications.
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Real Time Simulator based design, analysis and training. |
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Village electrifications - technology and other technical
support. |
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AHEC has been providing professional services in the field of Small
Hydropower Development specially for following - |
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Refurbishment, Renovation and
Modernization of SHP Stations. |
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Detailed Project Reports |
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Detailed Engineering Designs and Construction drawings. |
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Technical Specifications of Turn Key execution/equipment Supply |
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Pre-Feasibility Reports. |
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Complete Investigations |
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Planning, Designs and Execution |
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Techno-Economic Appraisal |
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R & D/Monitoring of Projects |
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Remote Sensing and GIS Based Applications |
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AREAS OF ACTIVITIES |
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Small Hydro Power Development
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Power Systems Planning and Operation |
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Biomass Energy Systems |
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Environment Impact Assessment
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Solar and Wind Energy Systems |
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Human Resources Development |
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GIS Based Analysis & Planning |
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Information Dissemination
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RECOGNITION OF AHEC |
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Exclusive technical center working with focus on SHP
development. |
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Recognized as Apex technical center by MNRE under its UNDP GEF
funded Hilly Hydro project. |
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Awarded citation for its outstanding contribution by IREDA-
1997 |
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Indian Institute of Rural Development and social Services
-Surya II prize-2002 |
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Received Business Leadership Award in Hydro from SESI- 2003. |
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ON NATIONAL / STATE COMMITTEES |
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1997 |
4 National Committees |
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2000 |
2 Committees |
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2001 |
2 Committees |
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2002 |
2 National Committee |
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2003 |
1 National Committee |
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2004 |
3 National Committee |
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2005 |
1
National Committee |
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State Committee |
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2006 |
4
National Committees |
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2007 |
2
National Committees |
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2008 |
IPCC - Special Report Renewable Coordinating Lead Author |
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MOUs with |
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MNRE, Govt. of India
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Govt. of Uttarakhand, Energy Department (Renewed 2007-10). |
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Bihar State Hydro-electric Power Corporation Ltd. (Renewed 2007-10)
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Himachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (Renewed 2004-07)
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Jammu Kashmir Power Development Corporation (Renewed 2004-07)
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The annual charges are received for continued technical support. |
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WITH INTERNATIONAL GROUPS |
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Started offering Professional Expertise to Developing countries
(Iran, Sudan, Nepal, Rwanda, Equitorial Guenea) (Nepal Assignment Completed). |
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Completed 9 Projects and 1 Project under Progress with International Funding in Collaboration with EU, Canada, UK & Nepalese, Sri Lanka Organizations |
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Working with Indian companies in African countries. |
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Completed one EU funded multi-institution multi national research project |
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WORK DONE IN DIFFERENT AREAS |
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NUMBERS |
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A |
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R&D/Monitoring/Evaluation/Testing/Recognisation |
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1 |
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R&D/Monitoring Projects |
52 |
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2 |
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Techno-economic Appraisal |
79 |
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3 |
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Performance & RMU Related Testing |
21 |
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Performance Testing of Hydro Turbine |
12 |
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5 |
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Performance Testing of Hydropower Stations |
35 |
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6 |
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Regulatory Studies and Training |
13 |
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Planning/Designs/Execution |
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7 |
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Detailed Project Reports |
191 |
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8 |
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Pre-Feasibility Reports |
210 |
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9 |
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Planning, Designs and Execution |
12 |
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10 |
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Detailed Engineering Designs and Construction Drawings |
81 |
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11 |
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Technical Specifications of turn key execution/equipment supply |
27 |
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12 |
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Renovation and Modernisation of SHP Stations |
44 |
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13 |
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Drainage/Irrigation Related Projects |
12 |
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14 |
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Remote Sensing and GIS based Projects |
13 |
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15 |
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Environment Impact Assessment and Ecorestoration |
25 |
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Projects with
International Inputs |
14 |
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SPONSORS OF PROJECTS IN AHEC |
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Govt. of India |
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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India |
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Department of Science & Technology,
Govt. of India |
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Ministry of Human Resources
Development, Govt. of India |
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All India Council of Technical
Education |
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Ministry of Environment and Forests |
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National Thermal Power Corporation
Ltd., |
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Indian Renewable Energy Development
Agency Ltd. |
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Power Finance Corporation Ltd.,
Delhi |
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NEERI, Nagpur |
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National Project Construction
Corporation, Faridabad |
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National Power Training Institute,
Faridabad |
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Rural Electrification Corporation
Ltd., Delhi |
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State Govt. Departments |
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Department of Power, Govt. of
Arunachal Pradesh |
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West Bengal State Electricity Board |
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Non-Conventional Energy Development
Agency, U.P. |
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Renewable Energy Development
Agency, Rajasthan/RSMMC |
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Bihar State Hydroelectric Power
Corporation, Bihar |
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U.P. Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd., U.P. |
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Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd.,
Karnataka |
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Himurja, Himachal Pradesh |
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Power Development Corporation - J&K |
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Deptt. of Power - Tripura |
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West Bengal Renewable Energy
Development Agency, Calcutta |
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Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd.,
Gujarat |
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Haryana State Electricity Board |
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Punjab State Electricity Board |
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Punjab Energy Development Agency |
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Chhattishgarh Renewable Energy
Development Agency, Raipur |
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Uttarakhand Hydropower Corporation
Ltd., Dehradun |
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Uttarakhand Renewable Energy
Development Agency, Dehradun |
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Energy Development Agency,
Chhattisgarh |
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Haryana Renewable Energy
Development Agency |
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Power Department, Sikkim |
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Chhattisgarh State Electricity
Board, Raipur |
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J&K State Power Development
Corporation |
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Lake Development Authority, Nainital |
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Assam State Electricity Board,
Guwahati |
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Orissa Sewage and Water Supply
Board, Bhubaneswar |
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Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited,
Noida |
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Narmada Valley Development Authority, Bhopal |
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International |
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European Union |
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Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK (DFID) ICIMOD, Kathmandu |
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CANMET, Canada |
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Gestion Conceil SCP, Canada (CIDA) |
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WECS, HMG Nepal (CIDA) |
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NORAD, Norway |
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Private Sector |
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Several private sector (independent
power producers) firms from Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Himachal
Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh. |
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LABS |
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Hydro-mechanical |
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Instrumentation |
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GIS |
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Biomass and Eco System
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Civil Investigations |
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Electrical Machines and Control |
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CADIS |
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AHEC'S ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES |
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M. Tech. Programmes |
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- M.Tech in “Alternate Hydro Energy Systems” (AHES) since 1997 onwards
- M. Tech in "Conservation of
Rivers and Lakes"
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Undergraduate Courses |
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Two elective subjects for undergraduate students since 1991-92
onwards (one per semester) - over 980 students have taken this
subjects.
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Small Hydropower Development |
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Renewable Energy Resources Development Technology (IAH - 02)
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Energy Resources and Energy Conservation (All branches in II year BTech) |
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Doctor of Philosophy |
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Tweleve |
1990 - 1 no. |
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1994 - 1 no. |
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2003 - 1 no. |
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2004 - 1 no. |
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2006 - 4 no. |
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2007 - 1 no. |
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2008 - 3 no. |
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One |
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International Short Term Training Programme |
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Annual one International short term course since last 9 years
on various aspects of Small Hydro development sponsored by MNRE
are being organized with grand success (512 from 55 countires). |
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National Short Term Training Programme |
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National short-term training
courses per year for professional/field engineers-over total
53 courses attended by 940 professionals.
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Workshops / Seminars |
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Workshop/Seminars in the field of small hydro power are
conducted regularly. |
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Dissemination and Department Library
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Special publications on small hydropower development. e.g.
(Zonal plan of shp potential sites in 13 hilly states, private
sector participation, BIS guidelines). |
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Departmental library with over 4000 volumes comprising of
different international and national codes of practices,
guidelines, standards, text books, reports, conference proceeding,
videos etc. pertaining to small hydropower and renewable energy and environmental aspects of water bodies
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PERFORMANCE TESTING EQUIPMENTS / FACILITY |
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Field measurement of flow in penstocks, channel, rivers |
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Efficiency measurement for hydro turbine |
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Performance testing of control and protection equipments |
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Residual strength of civil structures |
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Measurement of sedimentation in channel |
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Modelling of SHP stations |
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(such independent facility is non existing in the region) - AHEC has
been notified by GOI |
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| REAL TIME DIGITAL SIMULATOR (RTDS) FOR SHP PLANT |
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Real Time Digital Simulator for Small Hydropower Plants for training has been estabilished at AHEC IIT Roorkee |
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SET up with support of MNRE and UNDP in April 2007 |
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Offering 4 levels training modules of 6 days (in service), 15 days (new) and 1 day ( owners) |
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All types of operation normal- start/stop of unit, synchronisation of unit with the grid, load variation, turbine and generator protection, breakers failures |
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operation log and trend chart, power channel , forebay and penstock draining, loss of auxiliary supply, valve blocking in position, sensors defects |
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Shall result in reduced O&M costs, avoids damage to plant, increase in plant life and reduce training time |
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Research in the Area of Solar Energy |
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Development of solar air heaters having artificial roughness element of different shapes and sizes |
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Development of packed bed solar energy storage system having different sizes and shapes of packing materials |
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Standards/Manuals/Guidelines for Small Hydropower Development Proposed to be prepared with following Titles under the sponsorship of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Govt. of India |
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STANDARD/MANUAL/GUIDELINE |
DRAFT ISSUED |
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General |
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Small hydropower definitions and glossary of terms, list and scope of different Indian and international standards / guidelines / manuals |
May 19, 2008 |
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Guidelines for planning the projects on existing structures |
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Guidelines for planning: run-off-river projects |
Feb 07, 2008 |
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Manual on project hydrology and installed capacity |
July 03, 2008 |
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Guidelines for reports preparation: reconnaissance, pre-feasibility, feasibility, detailed project report, as built report |
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Guidelines for project cost estimation |
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Manual for economic and financial analysis and tariff calculation |
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Model contracts for execution and supplies of works |
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Guidelines for SHP project management |
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Guidelines for Environment Impact Assessment for Small Hydropower projects |
April 03, 2008 |
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Guidelines for performance evaluation of SHP stations |
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1.12 |
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Guidelines for modernization and renovation of SHP stations |
June 26, 2008 |
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Guidelines for Site Investigations |
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Civil Works |
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Guidelines for layouts of SHP projects |
Feb 07, 2008 |
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2.2 |
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Guidelines for hydraulic design of SHP projects |
Feb 07, 2008 |
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Guidelines for structural design of SHP projects |
April 12, 2008 |
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Guidelines for maintenance of civil (including hydro-mechanical) works of SHP projects |
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Electro Mechanical Works |
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Guidelines for selection of Turbine and Governing System for SHP |
May 19, 2008 |
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Guidelines for selection of Generator for SHP |
May 29, 2008 |
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Guidelines for selection of Switchyard for SHP station |
June 11, 2008 |
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Guidelines for selection of Control SHP stations |
July 09, 2008 |
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Guidelines for selection of Auxiliaries for SHP stations |
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Guidelines for electrical designs of SHP plants including switchyard |
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Specifications for procurement of SHP generating equipment |
May 14, 2008 |
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Specifications for procurement of auxiliaries for SHP plants |
July 07, 2008 |
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Specifications for procurement of switchyard equipments and power lines |
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Specifications for connection to the grid at various levels |
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Guidelines for operation and maintenance of power plant |
April 12, 2008 |
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3.12 |
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Specifications for monitoring, control and protection of SHP stations |
July10, 2008 |
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Guidelines for automation and remote control of SHP stations |
Aug 01, 2008 |
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