New Hydropower Innovation Collaborative

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1 New Hydropower Innovation Collaborative NWHA mall Hydro Development Workshop July 14, 2015

2 New Hydropower Innovation Collaborative (NHIC) Commissioned by Oak Ridge National Laboratory to: Reduce the cost and time needed to deploy new hydropower Identify technology innovations Identify policy innovations Develop an on-line technology resource for developers and industry Provide information to industry, DOE, and Congress

3 New Hydropower Innovation Collaborative (NHIC) Who Contributed: Collectively 40+ Authors, reviewers, editors, and contributors from developers, manufacturers, legal and academia National Hydropower Association American Rivers Hydro Research Foundation

4 Project Products Available Now On Line! New Pathways Report: An idea book report on possible technology innovations to reduce costs/barriers and enable more small hydro deployment Technology Catalog: A searchable on-line space for developers and vendors to showcase projects and solutions Policy Agenda (Blue Gold Report): A compilation of policy, financial, and regulatory improvements

5 New Pathways Report Web Published January Highlights on findings: Captures 31 novel technical ideas Ideas fall into eight general categories: Improved Tools for iting, Prequalification, and Feasibility Determination New and Improved Design Tools Guidelines and tandards Improved Access to Design-related Information Online Tools & Data New Hydropower-pecific Education, Training, and Outreach Advanced and Improved Technology, Materials, and Manufacturing tandardized and Modular Designs New and Improved Electrical tandards and Practices Tools for Commissioning, Operation, and Maintenance

6 Improved iting and Feasibility Tools Web portal for public access to federal information Local & regional studies to identify broad opportunities Improved tools for early project configuration & cost estimating Enhance the DIRE online database to include hydropower information

7 New & Improved Tools for Design Guide for draft tube configuration Designs & models for siphon hydro plants tandards & best practices for new penstock materials Guideline for fit for purpose project designs

8 Online Toolboxes and Databases Hydropower construction materials toolbox Online repository of gate and operator information Online inventory of fish screens, bypass systems, lifts & ladders Procurement toolbox for hydropower equipment, components & systems

9 Hydro-pecific Education, Training & Outreach White papers on new small hydropower technology Hydropower-specific core curriculum for hydropower engineers Training course for small hydropower operators

10 Advanced & Improved Technology, Materials & Manufacturing Expand use of alternative & composite materials trategies for smaller & reduced reinforced concrete structures New turbine technology to reduce or eliminate civil construction Accelerate 3-D printing of turbines & components pecifications & validation methods for fish-friendly turbines timulate technology innovation relevant to new hydropower

11 tandardized & Modular Designs tandard designs for conduit hydropower tandardized, factory-assembled small-hydropower equipment packages for skid delivery implify project O&M by using modular components Library of 3-D drawings

12 New & Improved Electrical tandards & Practices tandard electrical and control configurations for new plants tandard substation configurations mall hydropower standards for the National Electrical Code Develop & promote standard interconnections standards Explore expanded use of net metering for small hydropower

13 Commissioning, Operation & Maintenance Best practices guidance for small hydropower power commissioning Best practice guidance for O&M maintenance plans

14 Technology Catalog Available at

15 earchable and Provides Reports

16 The Blue Gold Policy Report potlight the magnitude of the opportunities for new development Related to pending DOE Report to Congress under the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act (HREA) of 2013 Final report was released in April 2015 Recommendations fall into three general categories Proposed Federal Executive Action Proposed Federal Legislation Proposed tate Actions

17 Proposed Federal Executive Action Allocate a percentage of the DOE hydropower budget to distributed hydropower. Prepare a DOE distributed hydropower market status report. Prepare a distributed hydropower roadmap as part of the DOE hydropower vision report. Complete a nationwide resource assessment focused on distributed hydropower that could be developed using existing water distribution systems. Disseminate hydro policy best practice information. treamline U Army Corps of Engineers permitting processes for hydro development so projects can complete federal approvals expeditiously.

18 Proposed Federal Executive Action Increase federal procurement of hydropower by including distributed hydropower as an eligible resource type for federal agency procurement. Highlight distributed hydropower as an attractive compliance option under the EPA Clean Power Plan. Implement a FERC rulemaking to add existing dams to the type of projects under 5 MW eligible for the regulatory off-ramp created by the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 to include non-controversial distributed hydro projects which can meet criteria as determined by FERC staff for a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Categorical Exclusion.

19 Proposed Federal Legislation Exclude small (under 5 MW) conduit hydropower projects from having to apply to FERC for projects which entail no changes in water diversion from an existing natural waterway. Reauthorize the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ections 242 and 243 hydro incentive payments program and provide ongoing appropriations.

20 tate Actions (Legislative and Executive) Treat distributed hydropower the same as other distributed renewable energy technologies in state renewable energy incentive programs. Include distributed hydropower as a compliance option in development of state Clean Power Plans. Coordinate Federal and tate environmental and permitting processes for hydropower. Add hydropower as an eligible project type to existing state loan and grant programs for water infrastructure.

21 New Hydropower Innovation Collaborative What s Next? Maintenance of Technology Catalog Develop new projects to respond to New Pathways Report Industry works to implement recommendations from Blue-Gold Report

22 New Hydropower Innovation Collaborative Where to access this information

23 For More Information New Hydropower Innovation Collaborative Contact: Deborah Linke