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

April 4 - 6, 2011 in Washington, D.C., at the 2011 National Hydropower Association Annual Conference,

http://www.nationalhydroconference.com/index.html

Hydrovision International will be held in Louisville, Kentucky 17-20 July, 2012. For more information...

International Journal on Hydropower & Dams will host the HYDRO 2012 International Conference and Exhibition in Bilbao, Spain, 29-31 October, 2012. Call for papers and information brochure....

The India Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, offers an International Training Programme on Rural Electrification With Small Hydropower. 6 -17 March, 2012; 21 May - 2 June, 2012 and 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 ...

The International Centre for Hydropower (ICH), Trondheim, Norway, has announced courses for 2012. See the ICH website for details ...

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

What is the difference between small-scale and large-scale hydropower projects?

Small-scale hydropower is usually 10 MW or less in size.

One of the common definitions for micro hydropower is a rated capacity of 300 kW or less. The 300 kW limit is because this is about the maximum size for most stand alone hydro systems not connected to the grid, and suitable for "run-of-the-river" installations.

Small-scale hydro is normally run of the river design and is one of the most environmentally benign energy conversion options available, because it does not attempt to interfere significantly with river flows.

The break point between small-scale and large-scale hydro differs from country to country ranging between 10 and 50 megawatts (MW).

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