Sustainable Energy Homework - 3

Hydropower Systems and Ocean Energy

1. Estimate the required flow for a 10,000 MWe hydro installation as a function of
the effective hydraulic head from 10 to 300 m. Assume the efficiency of the turbine
is 95%.
2. Answer the following questions:
a. Hydropower plant consists of 4 turbines each with 160MW capacity, and runs with a mean
head of approximately H=500 m. Assuming that the efficiency of the turbines are 95%, find
the maximum flow rate through the turbines.
b. The above hydropower plant has two of the turbines that can be reversed and pump the
water from the low to the high water reservoir. It is used for seasonal storage, and the high
reservoir has a capacity of 3×109 m3 of water. Use the numbers given in (1), and find how
many days of stored energy this corresponds to when the electricity consumption is 120
TWh per year.
3. Give short analysis on:
a. Global readiness level of ocean energy technologies
b. Economic analysis of ocean energy technologies
c. Drivers and barriers for the implementation of each technology
d. the potential and distribution of Indonesia’s ocean energy in Indonesia