White Papers
Monitoring Hydropower Generating Units
With demand for renewable energy growing, hydropower plants are working harder than ever. This makes monitoring and protecting ageing assets …
Resilience in Hydropower Operations
The energy landscape has always been at a crossroads, where technological advancements, environmental considerations, and societal needs intersect. When viewed …
Attracting Women to Hydro: The Push for Innovation and Gender Equality in an Aging Industry
For submission to HydroVision International 2018
Keep Your Standards High: Increasing Unit Availability by Establishing a System of Excellence Anchored by Standardisation
A Review and Analysis of Documentation-Based Standardisation
Expanding Hydro’s Contribution to Grid Stability
With the increased use of variable forms of generation such as wind and solar, there is increased concern not only …
Improved Governor Response at the Dinorwig Power Station
Dinorwig Power Station, located in North Wales, UK is one of the largest Pumped Storage facilities in Europe and has …
Automated Regression Methods for Turbine-Penstock Modeling and Simulation
Utilization of turbine-generator system modeling can provide distinct advantages when considering capital improvement projects in hydropower facilities. Such modeling facilitates …
Impact of FERC Rule #755
Frequency Regulation Compensation in the Organized Wholesale Power Markets.
Untapped Opportunities for Grid Reliability Improvement
Hydropower generation has been shown to provide the most substantial component of Primary Frequency Control of any generation type in …
Assessment of Various Unit Control Architectures
Traditionally, generating stations have depended upon a number of unique systems and devices for the protection and control of both …
Evaluating the Governor’s Lifeblood: Weighing Governor Performance and Environmental Hazards
Minimizing the environmental impact of hydroelectric power generating facility is a key component in many organizations’ environmental policy. One of …
Fully engineered containment solutions.
Fully engineered containment solutions. Lining reservoirs, dams and dam cores.
Case study: Rehabilitating the asphalt lining of the reservoir at La Muella II, Spain
In 2013, WALO was contracted to carry out some partial rehabilitation of an asphalt lining of a reservoir at the …
Case Study: Lining the dam face at El Molino dam, Spain
WALO was awarded the contract for providing the bituminous lining works for the dam face of the El Molino embankment …