• Cyclic fatigue in unlined hydro tunnels caused by pressure transients 

      Neupane, Bibek; Panthi, Krishna Kanta; Vereide, Kaspar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Regulated hydropower is currently the most capable load balancing technology for the future renewable energy system which will be characterized by a large share of unregulated energy from solar and wind power. Increased ...
    • Flood-forecasting and flood management for the Skienselva river system in Norway 

      Killingtveit, Ånund; Alfredsen, Knut; Rinde, Trond; Østhus, Nicolai; Røhr, Paul Christen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Hydropower reservoirs can be useful tools for flood management in regulated rivers and can reduce or eliminate dangerous flood events by storing water during flood peaks and releasing it later in a controlled way. The ...
    • Optimizing surge tank layout for highly flexible hydropower 

      Richter, Wolfgang; Vereide, Kaspar; Zenz, Gerald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This article considers high-head hydropower schemes and pumped storage schemes that usually are considered as flexible power plants. Surge tanks are the key structural element in the hydropower scheme for flexible operation ...