Click on the following links for the latest in IEA Hydro's activities, hydropower news & hydro happenings, world-wide.

The International Centre for Hydropower (ICH), Trondheim, Norway, is offering the following courses in 2013: Meeting the Challenges of Financing Hydropower Projects in Liberalized Markets; Management of Environmental and Social Aspects of Hydropower Development; The process of Social Impact Assessment; Dam Safety Inspection.See the ICH website for details...

Africa 2013: The International Journal on Hydropower & Dams' International Conference and Exhibition, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16-18 April, 2013. Brochure now available...

HydroVision International is now accepting abstract submittals for the 2013 conference in Denver, Colorado. Read more.....

The India Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, offers an International Training Programme on Rural Electrification With Small Hydropower. 20 May - 1 June, 2013 only for participants from African Countries. See brochure for more details ...

The Roorkee Institute is also offering a Masters of Technology programme in Alternate Hydro Energy Systems. For criteria of entry & prospectus ...

International Water Power & Dam Construction now has a free, fully searchable database of articles and news stories 1998 - present.

IEAHydro's Annex II has launched its Small Hydro International Gateway, with multiple resources for the small hydro community...

Hydropower FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

The International Energy's Renewable Energy Essentials: Hydropower (IEA, 2010), which is available for free download (pdf,1.5MB), is a very useful resource.

The purpose of the following links is to help people searching for information in various areas related to hydroelectricity. The answers are provided for informational purposes only and the mention of organizations and/or links to other web sites is not an endorsement of any organization or web site content.

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   1. How does hydropower work?
   2. How is power generated?
   3. How much power is created from one generator in one day? How many houses can this provide power to?
   4. What does hydropower cost?
   5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of hydroelectric power system?
   6. How much more power can be produced by refurbishing older projects?
   7. How much hydro power could be built at undeveloped sites?
   8. What is the difference between small-scale and large-scale hydropower projects?
   9. How much hydro power is produced by small-scale hydro power projects in the world?
10. What is required to set up a small hydro installation?
11. What is hydropower's history?
12. How much energy can you gain from a given amount of water falling at a certain height and how can you determine water supply for a location?

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