Submitted by: Jonathan Rogado, Bureau of Reclamation, CVO-610, 916-979-0261, jrogado@mp.usbr.gov
Proposal ID: 3390
Title |
Low Head Hydro Turbines |
State the Problem. How Do Your Research Outputs Contribute to Achieving Reclamation's Mission, and The S&T Program Mission and Performance Measures? | To increase generation capabilities within the Central Valley Project by applying low-head hydroelectric technology to features of the project where the hydraulic energy has not yet been captured. The scope of the feasibility study would include places where a hydraulic drop occurs using low-head hydro technology and canal turbine technology. |