A Novel Sediment Passage Module Design in Support of Standard Modular Hydropower

Technical Report · Thu Aug 21 04:00:00 EDT 2025

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2584405· OSTI ID:2584405

Marr, Jeffrey ^[1]; Feist, Christopher ^[1]; Hernick, Matthew ^[1]; Guala, Michele ^[1]; Lee, Jiyong ^[1]; Ehsani, Roozbeh ^[1]; Singh, Jagmohan ^[1]; Voigt, Rick ^[2]; Forsmark, William ^[3]; Mainville, Pierre ^[3]; MacDonald, Tom ^[3]; Wong, Miguel ^[3]; Weisshahn, Kyle ^[4]; Shen, Lian ^[1]; Wilcock, Peter ^[5]

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1. Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
2. Voigt Consultants, Knoxville, TN (United States)
3. Barr Engineering Company, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
4. Barr Engineering Company
5. Utah State Univ., Logan, UT (United States)

This document is the Final Technical Report (FTR) for University of Minnesota (UMN) project on the development of a novel sediment (e.g., sand) bypass technology for new stream reach development (NSD). The project duration was slightly over four years and organized over two budget periods (BPs), i.e., BP1 and BP2, with a Go/No-Go review at the end of BP1. The initial technology had a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of two (2) and, over the life of the project, advanced substantially to TRL 3 or 4.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Renewable Energy. Water Power Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: EE0008947
• OSTI ID: 2584405
• Report Number(s): DOE--UMN; 0008947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

13 HYDRO ENERGY
Hydropower
Sediment Bypass