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ASEAN Hydropower Competence Centre
Introduction
With the rising costs of fossil fuel driven energy production, hydropower development is becoming an ever more feasible option for the generation of electricity, especially in less developed and emerging countries. Due to the abundant water resources in the region, most of the ASEAN countries have a high potential for the use of hydropower which, to a large extend, is not yet realized. The ASEAN Hydropower Competence Centre (HYCOM) is an ASEAN-wide competence centre promoting hydropower development and disseminating know-how in the sector. Thereby HYCOM aims to contribute to an enhanced use of this renewable and environmentally sound energy source, and thus to economic development in the ASEAN region. HYCOM is jointly operated and managed by the Indonesian consulting and engineering company PT Entec and the Technical Education Development Centre Bandung (TEDC). The setting up of HYCOM is supported by the Renewable Energy Support Programme for ASEAN (ASEAN-RESP), which is implemented by the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) and the German International Cooperation (GIZ) on behalf of ASEAN and the German government.
Objectives
Facility and Equipment
HYCOM is strategically established on the premises of the Technical Education Development Centre (TEDC) in Bandung, Indonesia. TEDC is well supplied with lecture facilities (educational infrastructure) and accommodation, which is ideal for trainings with large groups of participants. HYCOM is equipped with a high class Swiss hydraulic laboratory. The HYCOM building provides sufficient space for large groups of visitors and features class and meeting rooms. Moreover, its design allows good potential for future extension of the laboratory, such as the installation of further turbine types.
The laboratory equipment consists of following items:
- One 11 kW Francis turbine which can be converted to a Kaplan turbine. This unit is equipped with a eddy current break and a control panel
- One 11 kW Pelton turbine equipped with a DC- Generator brake and control panel
- One 30 kW semi axial pump with pressure vessel, motor and control to operate the Francis/Kaplan turbine
- One 30 kW radial centrifugal pump with motor and control panel to operate the Pelton turbine
- One PC with lab view software to conduct measurements Several instruments required for flow, torque and pressure measurements
Furthermore, the laboratory will be upscaled with a cross flow turbine by the end of 2012.
