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Mass storage at Tianhuangping
21 September, 2006
The award-winning Tianhuangping pumped storage power plant plays a key role in east China’s power grid. Here, Zhang Weimin and Zhang Chunsheng provide a detailed description of the 1800MW scheme

Hydro education
28 June, 2006
With the increasing growth of the hydro power industry throughout the world, the need for educated and skilled personnel in this field is on the rise. Vinit Parida and Michel Cervantes report on a study undertaken by Luleå University of Technology which demonstrates the importance of higher education in hydro

Increasing efficiency
15 March, 2006
Efficiency measurements of a Kaplan turbine model with a variable straight diffuser angle have been performed for angles varying from 5° to 19° at the laboratory of Vattenfall, Älvkarleby in Sweden. Michel Cervantes and Sebastian Videhult report that the results indicate a significant efficiency gain compared to conventional design for normalised discharge above 85%, up to 0.6%