TITLE:
A Study on Determining the Hydropower Potential of Çine Dam in Turkey
AUTHORS:
Cengiz Koç, Yıldırım Bayazıt, Recep Bakış
KEYWORDS:
SIMAHPP, Hydroelectric Potential, Water Sources, Çine Dam, Turkey
JOURNAL NAME:
Computational Water, Energy, and Environmental Engineering,
Vol.5 No.2,
April
27,
2016
ABSTRACT: This study has been conducted with the purpose of determining the hydroelectric potential that can be utilized by Cine dam which will be constructed for irrigation, overflow control and for energy production purposes on the Cine stream (which is located as an important arm of Büyük Menderes River in Turkey). The study will also compare other research conducted by various organizations. In order to determine the hydroelectric energy potential, the SIMAHPP 4 (Simulate and Assess the Feasibility of Hydropower Projects) professional software has been utilized. It has been observed that the calculated hydroelectric potential conforms to energy potential calculated by other organizations such as DSI (State Hydraulic Works). Especially the turbine power, installed power, turbine design flow rate and annual energy production values in the studies have been realized with close values to the real ones. The power plant which is planned to have an average of natural streams of the past 43 years has been designed with an annual power production capacity of 210.87 GWh/year (without regulation ratio) and with installed power of 48,144 MW along with a design flow rate of 35 m3/s. As a result, since these water structures have high costs associated with them and also since they will have to be functional for many years, it will be beneficial to use various different computational methods.