Adamkowski, Adam
- Poland
- Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Hydraulic Machinery in the IMP PAN Centre for Mechanics of Liquids
- MEng. in Naval Machinery, Equipment and Power Plants, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland; PhD and DSc from the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
- Main professional interests: hydraulic transients in closed conduits (analysis and control), problems of hydraulic turbomachinery design and operation, flow rate measurements in hydropower plants.
Alba, Giovanni
- Italy
- R&D Manager in ZECO Srl
- Mechanical Engineer, Universityof Padova
Auzāné, Baiba
- Belgium
- Policy Officer at the Alliance for Rural Electrification
- MA in Social Sciences from the University of Freiburg (Germany), FLACSO (Argentina) and Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), Master in Development, Innovation and Change from the University of Bologna (Italy), BSc in Economics and Business from the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (Latvia)
Blatter, Max
- Switzerland
- Blatter teaches energy technology and similar subjects at the University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland
- Graduate from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
- As a freelancer, Blatter is publishing and developing technologies in the field of renewable energy
Choulot, Aline
- Switzerland
- Project Engineer, Mhylab
- Graduate in Energy & Environment Engineering, French National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA); Post Graduate Degree in Energy Systems, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne, Switzerland
Czerwinski, François
- France
- Product Director Small Hydro, Services & rehabilitation at Alstom Renewable Power Hydro
- Graduate from Ecole Speciale des Travaux Publics de Paris
- Czerwinski started his professional career as Project Engineer in a French Civil Works company, and went on to hold the position of Application Engineer and then Product Manager for an international lifting equipment manufacturer.
- He joined Alstom Power in 2007, as Product Management Director to manage the Small Hydro range and Hydro Services and Rehabilitation product line.
Doujak, Eduard
- Austria
- Assistance Professor at the Vienna University of Technology — Institute for Energy Systems and Thermodynamics/RG Fluid-Flow Machinery
- Dr. degree from the Vienna University of Technology, Austria
- Working the field of hydraulic machinery research especially in the design of pump turbines for Small Hydro Applications.
Frosio, Nino
- Italy
- Technical Director of Studio Frosio
- Graduate in Chemical Engineering from Politecnico Di Milano
- Frosio has been involved in the development of many hydroelectric schemes, both big and small, in Italy and abroad, as Designer and Site Supervisor
- Member of the Governing Board of APER (Italian Association of Renewable Energies Producers)
- Member of the Governing Board of ESHA (European Small Hydropower Association)
- Author of many papers published in sector magazines and presented in international congresses and lecturer in master courses on hydroelectric technology
Giudici, Giancarlo
- Italy
- Associate Professor of Corporate Finance at Politecnico di Milano
- Ph.D. in Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
Gospodjinački, Marko
- Slovenia
- President of the European Small Hydropower Association; General Manager of ECOWATT, Slovenia — green power to end users
- Graduate of Ljubljana University, Slovenia — Faculty of Electrical Engineering
- President of the Slovenian Small Hydropower Association (1996−2011)
Hajdarowicz, Mariusz
- Polska
- Research and Development Manager at ZRE Gdansk S.A.
- Graduate from Technical University of Gdansk
Hawle, Werner
- Austria
- Scientific employee at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna / Institute of Water Management, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering
- B.A. Environmental Engineering; University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
- Electronic Engineer in an engineering company for production and testing systems (1997 — 2007)
Heindler, Franz
- Austria
- Compact Hydro Sales Engineer
- Graduate in Electrical Engineering, Technical University Graz, Austria
Hendricks, Dirk
- Belgium
- Secretary General of the European Small Hydropower Association (ESHA)
- Graduate from WWU Münster, Germany; University College Dublin (M. Econ.), Ireland; European University Institute (EUI), Fiesole, Italy; and George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA (M.Econ.Sc., M.A., 1. Staatesexamen)
- Expert in EU and international (UN) energy, environmental and development policies
Izeiroski, Subija
- Republic of Macedonia
- Leading Engineer at “Makedonija pat”, PHD candidate at the Faculty of Technical Sciences at the University of Bitola, Macedonia
- Graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Postgraduate Studies/Master of Sciences at the Faculty of Technical Sciences at the University of Bitola, Macedonia
- Member of the Macedonian Scientific Society, Geo-SEE, AGISEE and GIS & Renewable Energy Consultant at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, Bitola
Jørgensen, Tore S
- Norway
- Managing Director and Project Director the International Centre for Hydropower
- M.Sc. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Norwegian Institute of Technology – NTH
Kasiulis, Egidijus
- Lithuania
- PhD student and teacher
- MSc from the Lithuanian University of Agriculture
Kenfack, Joseph
- Cameroon
- Senior Lecturer + National Advanced School of Engineering
- Ph. D. National Advanced School of Engineering/Unversity of Yaounde I
- Expertise: Renewable energy, solar/hydro/wind
Klich, Magdalena
- Germany
- Research Assistant
- PhD, graduated in 1999 in Environmental Engineering from the AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland
- Doctorate degree awarded in Biological Sciences and graduated at Władysław Szafer Institute of Botany Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków (Poland) in 2005
Klunne, Wim Jonker
- South Africa
- Senior Researcher/Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa
- Graduate from the University of Twente, The Netherlands
- PhD research on small hydro implementation models, initiator of microhydropower.net and hydro4africa.net
Konečný, Lukáš
- Czech Republic
- Division Director TES Electric Machines, TES VSETÍN s.r.o
- VŠB –Technical University of Ostrava
- Konecny serves renewable and conventional power transformation markets, developing projects with revenues representing installed capacity of more then 900MW especially for hydro, wind, CHP segments and industrial drives with projects located in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Krätz, Daniel
- Germany
- Sales Manager and Head of Ecological Hydro Power Technology Section at KLAWA Anlagenbau GmbH
- Graduated in Biology at Philipss-University of Marburg, Germany; PhD at the Technical University of Dresden, Germany
- Research in fish migration and ecoligical efficiency of fish passing facilities
Kucukali, Serhat
- Turkey
- Associate Professor in Department of Civil Engineering at Cankaya University
- Istanbul Technical University, Coastal Engineering and Science Program (PhD)
Lampl, Josef
- Austria
- General Manager Kössler Renewable Energy, Slovakia, & General Manager Kössler GmbH Hydro Electric Power Plants
- Graduate from HTL St. Pölten (Electrical Engineer), WIFI St. Pölten (Diploma), MBA General Management at Donau University Krems
- Commissioning of more than 25 Hydro Power Plants worldwide; development of two generations of digital Turbine Controllers for Hydro Power Plant applications and use of PLC
Papetti, Luigi Lorenzo
- Italy
- Deputy Technical Director at Studio Frosio
- Graduate from Politecnico Di Milano
Pauwels, Mathieu
- France
- Hydroelectric Project Engineer at Development department of Hydrowatt, UNITe Group
- MEng. in Mechanical Engineering, National Institutes of Applied Sciences of Lyon, INSA, France; Post-master in International Energy Management from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China and Mines Paristech, Paris, France
- Developing a pumped hydropower storage assessment tool.
Pill, Pawel
- Poland
- Project Manager, KWH Pipe Poland
- M.Sc.Eng. Warsaw University of Technology
- More than 10 years experience in PE pipelines design and installation
Plutecki, Janusz
- Poland
- Prof Sc. D. Sc.Ing.ME, Full Professor at Wroclaw University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Poland
- D.Sc.Ing.ME
- Co-author of the book “Water power engineering”, author and coauthor of 161 scientific publications, 22 patents, 181 reports, experienced lecturer of the courses such as “Water power engineering” and “Water turbines”, the author of the conception of a few water power plant, promotor of 12 doctor theses.1
Punys, Petras
- Lithuania
- Lithuanian Hydropower Association
Ramos, Pedro Camara
- Spain
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Jaén, Spain
- University of Seville
- Currently, Camara Ramos is working on calculating the building and refurbishment of the powerhouse of a hydropower plant cost. His latest project is entitled “Analysis Of The Cost For Powerhouse Of Small Hydropower Plants”. This work intends to develop a series of equations which determine its cost from basic parameters.
Ruprecht, Albert
- Germany
- Vice Director of the Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery, University of Stuttgart
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Stuttgart, Germany
- Head of Fluid Mechanics, Hydro Power Plant System Analysis and Ocean Energy.
Sá da Costa, António
- Portugal
- President of APREN – Portuguese Renewable Energy Association
- MIT, USA
Schmalz, Maria
- Germany
- Scientific staff (leader of ecological section) of the Hydrolabor Schleusingen, Institut für Wasserwirtschaft, Siedlungswasserbau und Ökologie GmbH
- Certified Biologist, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany
- Working fields and special interests: fish upstream and downstream migration, ecological effects of water power plants, evaluation of fish stocks regarding to the water frame directive, evaluation of function of fish ladders
Ševčík, Petr
- Czech Republic
- OSC, a.s,. Hydro Power Group, Leading Engineer
- Graduate from the University of Technology Brno, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Branch Technical Cybernetics
- Member of the Czech National Committee IEC, TC 48 – Water Turbines, Member of International Group for Hydraulic Efficiency Measurement.
Sonny, Damien
- Belgium
- CEO of Profish Technology, spin off of the University of Liège
- Master in Biology, University of Louvain-la-Neuve; Master in Aquaculture and PhD in Fish Biology, both from University of Liège
Skuletic, Sreten
- Montenegro
- Full professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
- B.A. University of Montenegro, MSc University of Belgrade, PhD University of Montenegro, all in Electrical Engineering
- EU expert, national coördinator for coördination with UNESCO; more than 230 references in international and domestic journals and conferences.
- For his results Skuletic received several international and domestic honorary degrees
Steindl, Markus
- Austria
- Sales Manager and Project Developer + Siemens AG Austria / Sector Energy — Division Solar&Hydro — Center of Competence Small Hydro
- Graduate from the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
- Education in automation engineering and mechatronic systems, participant of Siemens Trainee Program, 3 years of small hydro professional experience in Eastern Europe, Austria and Switzerland
Szulc, Przemysław
- Poland
- PhD candidate in faculty of hydraulic machinery at Wroclaw University of Technology
- Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland
Štégner, Ladislav
- Czech Republic
- Chief Engineer-Designer; ČKD Blansko Engineering, a.s.
- Graduate from the Technical University at Brno, Czech Republic
Tronet, Benoit
- France
- Product/Market Manager at Hutchinson Transmission
- Engineer (ICAM Lille)
- Professional expertise: Optimization of industrial Belt drives
Velasquez, Carlos
- Colombia
- General Director of the Latin American Center on Small Hydro – CELAPEH
- Electrical Engineer, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia; Master of Engineering in Power Systems, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy.NY.USA
- 40 years of professional experience in all areas related to electrical energy, from feasibility studies and design to operation, maintenance and management. of energy systems
- Professional activities carried out in over 20 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America.
van der Wat, Seline
- South Africa
- Project Manager at NuPlanet Project Development
- Graduate from University of Pretoria (BEng Industrial)
Wieder, Karl
- Austria
- Head of Sales at Kössler
Zalewski, Jacek
- Poland
- Project Manger of various water projects including flood protection and hydrotechnics/hydropower
- Associate, leader of the Ove Arup & Partners’ water team in Poland
- Co-author of the Good Practice Manual of Sustainable Maintenance of Mountain Streams and Rivers in the Southern Poland edited on behalf of the Ministry of Environment