Hydroelectric Engineer Course
This course equips aspiring hydroelectric engineers with essential skills for designing and implementing small-scale run-of-river hydropower projects, focusing on site evaluation, technical design, economic analysis, and sustainable development for remote communities.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Hydroelectric Engineer Course provides practical skills to evaluate run-of-river sites, estimate flow, head, and energy yield, and choose turbines, intakes, and penstocks for reliable operation. Learn to size plants for remote communities, compare costs with diesel, plan O&M, and address environmental, social, and permitting requirements to deliver efficient, compliant small hydropower projects.
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Develop skills
- Hydrology & site assessment: size run-of-river plants from scarce field data.
- Hydro design calculations: compute head, losses, net power and capacity factor.
- Hydraulic layout selection: match turbines, penstock and intake to site conditions.
- Community demand sizing: convert village load profiles into reliable plant capacity.
- Hydro project viability: compare LCOE to diesel, O&M costs and emissions savings.
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