The present document is an updated version developed by the Thematic Network on Small hydropower (TNSHP) of the Layman\u2019s Guidebook on how to develop a small hydro site, by Celso Penche1998.
This Guide is an updated and adapted version of the publication \u201cLayman\u2019s Guidebook on How to Develop a Small Hydro Site\u201d, published by ESHA - the European Small Hydropower Association \u2013 in 1998 in the frame of the European Commission DG-TREN (Directorate General for Transport and Energy) ALTENER programme.
Although based on the original, this guide has been entirely updated and adapted due to significant changes in the sector in the latest years as concern environmental and administrative aspects in particular. The updated version is available in English, French, German and Swedish what has added value to the already existing Spanish and Italian versions of the original publication.
The \u201cGuide on how to develop a Small Hydro Site\u201d has been carried out within the EC Project \u201cThematic Network on Small Hydropower\u201d, financed by the Fifth RD&D Framework Programme (FP5). It has been updated and adapted by a Revision Committee under the coordination and guidelines of ESHA. Members of the Revision Committee include the project partners Francis Armand (ADEME), Anton Schleiss (EPFL-LCH), Erik Bollaert (EPFL-LCH), Pedro Manso (EPFL-LCH), Jochen Bard (ISET), Jamie O\u2019Nians (IT Power), Vincent Denis (MHyLab), Bernhard Pelikan (\u00d6VFK), Jean-Pierre Corbet (SCPTH), Christer S\u00f6derberg (SERO), Jonas Rundqvist (SERO) and Luigi Papetti (Studio Frosio). The network thanks Steve Cryer (BHA) for his input.
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