Water and Energy International

Table of Contents

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Smart, utility-grade Wi-Fi mesh for distribution grids

  • Author: Paul Schwyter, Philipp Schneider

• Last mile connectivity challenges in Smart Grid

  • Author: Chander B. Goel, Shailesh Thakurdesai

• Comprehensive cybersecurity strategy for smartgrid equipment manufacturers

  • Author: M.A. Alvarez, T. Arzuaga

• Cyber security – secure communication design for protection and control ieds in sub-station

  • Author: T. Sukumara, T. Sukumara, Janne Starck, Janne Starck, S.G. Kishan, S.G. Kishan, G. Harish, G. Harish, Eashwar Kumar, Eashwar Kumar

• Renewable generation plant communications

  • Author: Laureano Bouzon

• Renewable generation – tariff mechanism for enabling DSM and DR at consumer level

  • Author: N.S. Sodha, A.S. Kushwaha, Kumud Wadhwa, Sachin Shukla

• REPORT (R&D)

  Report and recommendation of tutorial & colloquium on smart grid

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Hydropower development in Himalayan region - SWOT approach of hydraulic factors

  • Author: V.S. Rama Rao, M.R. Bhajantri, V.V. Bhosekar

• Hydraulic design considerations for spillways in Himalayan regions

  • Author: V. V. Bhosekar, M.R. Bhajantri

• RESEARCH NOTE

  International conference-roller compacted concrete Dams 13–14 november 2013 at New Delhi

• Seminar - sustainable development of Hydropower in India 21–22 november 2013, New Delhi

• 4th general body meeting of Indian National Hydropower Association (INHA)

• Growth of installed capacity

• Yearwi se C.L.A./Grant released for MI schemes under AIBP (as on 23.8.2013)

• NEWS AND VIEWS

  Power ministry seeks gas for Dabhol

• PFC extends deadline for bidding of bhedabahal UMPP

• Cabinet to take up financial restructuring of state discoms

• Aptel notice to Gujarat solar developers on GUVNL's plea

• Rs 5,000-Crore hydro power plant on Narmada breaks even

• ‘Hybrid’ nuclear plants could make a dent in carbon emissions

• Govt to monitor water use in 5 more irrigation projects

• India pressuring China over Tibetan water: Chinese think tank

• Power producers want room in PM's panel on hydropower

• TN moves SC for constitution of Cauvery Management Board

• CAD project for Anjunem irrigation begins functioning

• State grants Rs. 90 crore for micro irrigation projects

• Asia's biggest micro-irrigation project in ramthal -the project when completed, will cover 24,000 hectares in Hungund taluk

• India firms UP its strategy on Brahmaputra water diversion: India's action plan to pre-empt Chinese threats to divert Brahmaputra waters involves several key govt departments

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  400 kV 2500 SQMM XLPE Cable Systems Type Test and Prequalification Test with their Accessories

• Reliability of Transmission Towers under Extreme Wind and Ice Loading

• Substation Upgrade of Existing Facilities – A Succeed Experience

• Projects BorWin2 and HelWin1 – Large Scale Multilevel Voltage-Sourced Converter Technology for Bundling of Offshore Windpower

• Remote Access to Substations: State, Possibilities, Challenges

• Basis of Asset Management Program Implementation in Transmission Owner in Chile

• Institutional Capacity Building of the Load Despatch Centres in India

• The Impact of Improved Transmission System Efficiency and Utilization on Reducing Electricity Industry Carbon Footprint

• Hydropower (Large, Small and Pumped Storage) in India, Market Outlook to 2025, 2013 Update -Capacity, Generation, Regulations and Company Profiles

• Multi-Objective Modeling in Riverware for USACE-SWD

• Optimization of Design of Power Intake for Loharinag Pala HEPP, Uttarakhand

• Imaging the Failure of a Rock-fill Dam Following Liquefaction

• Current Research in Embankment Dam Engineering at Imperial College London

• Landslide Lazard and Risk Assessment on the Scottish Road Network

• Cooling Mass Concrete: Owyhee, Hoover, and Building Large Dams

• FROM THE DESK

  From Editor's desk

  • Author: V.K. Kanjlia