Water – Energy nexus: challenges and sustainability towards water smart grids
Event details
| Date | 13.03.2015 |
| Hour | 12:15 › 13:15 |
| Speaker | Prof. Dr Helena M. Ramos, University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Abstract: The definition of suitable design criteria in hydraulic systems is of utmost importance and has become a priority for good design implementation. The dynamic behaviour of hydropower stations and the interaction with long hydraulic circuits are the major constraints for safety solutions. Water needs and energy saving have become concerns over the last years and it is expected to become more and more important in the near future due to the effect of the climate change on the water and energy sustainability. Following the fuel crises, hydropower has become one of the most important clean and renewable energy sources. Optimization methods are used to define the system operation, as well as economic analysis, while satisfying the system constraints and priorities. Pumped-storage solutions can be used to solve problems of energy production, as well as in the integration of intermittent renewable energies, providing system elasticity due to energy loads’ fluctuation, as long as the storage of energy from intermittent sources. Water supply systems present high-energy consumption values. Energy costs are a function of its consumption and of the variability of the daily energy tariff. The need for a better use of water and energy has been considered as one of the most important subjects towards future water smart grids.
Bio :
Helena M. Ramos has a Ph.D. degree and Aggregation title and is Associate Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico (University of Lisbon) at Department of Civil Engineering. She is expert in different scientific domains, including: Hydropower and Pumping Systems; Surge Control, Safety and Operation - Dynamic Effects; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) - Hydrodynamic and Mathematical Modelling; Water and Energy Efficiency; Hybrid Sustainable Solutions; Optimization in Pumping/Turbine Management. She has more than 350 publications, being one book in small hydro, more than 60 in scientific journals with referee and 150 in international conferences. She has supervised several post-doc, PhDs and MSc students and she is author of eight innovative solutions in the domain of Civil Engineering - hydropower and hydraulic system control.
Bio :
Helena M. Ramos has a Ph.D. degree and Aggregation title and is Associate Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico (University of Lisbon) at Department of Civil Engineering. She is expert in different scientific domains, including: Hydropower and Pumping Systems; Surge Control, Safety and Operation - Dynamic Effects; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) - Hydrodynamic and Mathematical Modelling; Water and Energy Efficiency; Hybrid Sustainable Solutions; Optimization in Pumping/Turbine Management. She has more than 350 publications, being one book in small hydro, more than 60 in scientific journals with referee and 150 in international conferences. She has supervised several post-doc, PhDs and MSc students and she is author of eight innovative solutions in the domain of Civil Engineering - hydropower and hydraulic system control.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Prof. Dr Nikolas Geroliminis & Katrin Beyer
Contact
- Dr Mário J. Franca (LCH)