Letter from the Director General, Prof Tong
The past month has been an exciting for IC-SHP, as we have our first CDM project, Yuzaikou open to public comments and is among the list of projects under going validation on the UNFCCC website. Yuzaikou is a 15MW small hydropower project in Hunan province. Yuzaikou can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40,480 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year. As the first Chinese CDM project has been registered in June, we hope that this will lead to smoother CDM process in China, which will ensure the success of more projects.
In this past month, we also sadly bid farewell to Prof Damodaran, who has returned to India. Prof. Damadoran has worked in IN-SHP's headquarters in Hangzhou for the past four years. He has made many contributions to the IN-SHP and IC-SHP. We wish Prof Damodaran and his family all the best in the future and hope that they visit Hangzhou again!
In this addition of the newsletter we also have a contribution from Mr. Raul Karpowicz from Argentina. Mr. Karpowicz is designing an innovative railway project using the wind and hydro resources of Patagonia.
Best regards,
Prof. Tong Jiandong.
An Emotional Farewell For Prof. Damodaran
On 17th June 2005, an emotional farewell party was held for Prof. Damodaran at IN-SHP's Headquarters in Hangzhou, China.
Due to family commitments, Prof. V. K. Damodaran had to relieve his duties at IN-SHP, on 20th June 2005 and return to India earlier than the end of his term.
At the party, all staff reflected on working with Prof. Damodaran and highly praised his service. Prof. Damodaran had worked at IN-SHP headquarter in Hangzhou for four years. He was always working from early morning till very late. Although he was quite busy, he often helped the young staff solve their problems and inspired them to do more. He has made many achievements and has made great a contribution to IN-SHP. Those who spent time with him were always deeply impressed by his initiative spirit.
Prof. Damodaran left on 20th June 2005 with his wife and safely arrived at his hometown.
Thank you Professor! Hope you enjoy your life with the family and good luck with everything!
For more information please contact Ms. Huang Yan at hic@mail.hz.zj.cn.
IN-SHP's CDM Yuzaikou SHP Project on UNFCCC Website for Public Comment
Yuzaikou's project design document (PDD) has been opened for public comment from 9th June to 8th July 2005, among the list of projects under validation on the UNFCCC website.
Yuzaikou SHP project is located in Rucheng County of Hunan Province, P.R. China. It is designed to install 2 x 7.5MW Francis turbine for power generation with regulating capacity. The Project is classified as Project Type I.D: Renewable Electricity Generation for the Grid under the Small Scale CDM Project Activity of UNFCCC. It is expected to generate 202,400 CERs up to 2012.
In June the DNA in China officed in SDRC has officially accepted the Yuzaikou CDM Project application and the DNA will organize an expert committee meeting to evaluate the project document in late July to decide whether the host country will approve the project.
Meanwhile, according to the Yuzaikou validator DNV, it's expected to complete the validation process by end of July.
Yuzaikou is among few SHP CDM projects developed in China up to date, compared with some Latin American countries and India, which has already SHP projects registered by the Executive Board or a dozen of SHP projects in the pipeline for registration. The ICSHP has been researching CDM projects as early as in 2002. Currently in addition to Yuzaikou, ICSHP has been working on several other SHP CDM projects in Gansu Province, Shan'xi Province and Zhejiang Province. Yuzaikou as the fastest progressing project will provide China with more experiences and lessons in developing SHP projects under Clean Development Mechanism.
The CDM Executive Board has just registered China's Huitengxile Windfarm, a 25.8MW project in Inner Mongolia. This is China's first CDM project.
For more information about Yuzaikou CDM Project, please contact HU Xiaobo(Ms.) Deputy Chief of Multilateral Affairs Division at hic@mail.hz.zj.cn
Alternative Energies: SHP and Wind in Railway Project
In Patagonia, Argentina, a railway project is being designed to be powered by hydro and wind energy.
The cliffy coastal areas in the Argentinean Patagonia, South America, are affected by powerful and continuous winds. Tidal difference is as high as eight meters. Transportation in the area is a problem. In spite of plentiful energy resources including oil, severe climate and lack of appropriate infrastructure has weakened progress. The region also suffers from growing international oil prices plus excessive local taxes. The growing gap between demand and supply of fossil fuels, which is a global problem, needs to be addressed by promoting a combination of alternative energies, new and renewed. New applications and combinations are expected to obtain a better overall performance of energy production systems and fuel carriers.
In this race against time, technological developments, especially in alternative energies, are urged in order to maintain stability. In Patagonia, the consultant company Karp International SA is considering an innovative project for an electric low power train, with the track of the train on elevated flatlands parallel to the coast. A series of wind generators will be covering different spans. An interesting detail is the battery: the accumulators of energy will be reservoirs filled with seawater by means of an hydraulic pump. The water will be then turbinated as demand for electricity appears. The design and operational aspects of this project will request a complete coordination with natural elements.
The designers are considering independent wind generators of 0.6 Mw. each, the three cars-train power should be around 190 kW, associated with a series of small hydropower schemes which will be filled using the energy surplus from wind generation.
At this stage the group is being developed, anticipating that important players and contributors will join to the project. For more information please contact: Eng. Raul P. Karpowicz, President Karp International SA. E-mail: rpkarpo@yahoo.com.ar
Calendar of Events in this Month...
July 18 - 22 2005
Waterpower XIV
Austin, Texas, USA
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IN-SHP Member Survey
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