Hydropower Plants: A Contemporary Guide for Hydropower Plants in the Global Scope

Hydropower Plants: A Contemporary Guide for Hydropower Plants in the Global Scope presents a complete overview of all aspects of hydroelectric power engineering. With a focus on unifying technical implementation with environmental and geopolitical issues, the book guides readers to the best design and construction methods for each project. Sections explain how to reduce the risk of unreliable and underestimated performance in the final construction of hydropower plants by balancing the complex connections between civil, mechanical, and hydrological aspects. Chapters address the current state-of-the-art, the essential problems in each area, and offer practical solutions and case studies from industry.

This book offers hydropower professionals and students of civil, mechanical, and hydraulic engineering a contemporary guide to all aspects of hydropower plants from planning to construction.

• Offers a contemporary guide to the civil, mechanical, and hydraulic engineering aspects of hydropower plants
• Explores the interaction between energy generation and environmental, legal, and geopolitical variables
• Provides practical solutions to key problems from industry practitioners

Stefan Tkáč is a dual diploma Ph.D., EUR ING recognized by FEANI, and a 2020/2021 Fulbright scholar to the University of Arizona. As an associate professor since 2019, he chairs the Architecture and Civil Engineering department at the new American University of Phnom Penh in Cambodia and, at the same time, works as an assistant professor and representative for South and Far East Asia at the University of Košice. He is trained in Architecture, Urban Planning, and Conceptual Design. His co-founded the International Design Firm STUDIO Ltd. and is currently CEO. In his research, he is focused on complex multidisciplinary approaches to Architecture and Urban Planning. His notable projects are the Micro Urban Energy model – The Efficiency Electric Power Grid Circles - EEPGC, Development program of the Micro Urban Multipurpose turbine – MUMT, and the first Hydropower plant mapping of Taiwan R.O.C.

Lukáš Sečka is an assistant of prof. Pásztor at the Faculty of Arts, Department of Architecture, Technical University of Košice, Slovak Republic. In the context of teaching activities at the Faculty of Arts, he is interested in micro and macro urbanism and participates in several students’ projects as a consultant. He is engaged in projects of the cultural and educational grant agency (KEGA) of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Sport of Slovak Republic. Together with prof. Pásztor, he leads the Architecture and Interior design studios. He cooperates on the design activities of DPA Architects Ltd. in Košice and the INSPIRE DESIGN Ltd. in Poprad. He works on several projects as an authorized architect and chief architect/designer.

Eric Deng is a researcher in green energy technologies and an associate researcher at the Slovak/Taiwan Hydropower Research Laboratory. He has published widely on hydropower industrial heritage and regularly collaborates with the hydropower industry and academic institutions.