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SPLASH- Spatial Planning and Local Agreements for Small Hydro

SPLASH project is financed by the European Commission under the ALTENER element in the IEE Programme. The project, which started in 2003 and will finish in September 2005, covers 5 countries and includes 8 partners. 

Objective 

  • SPLASH aims at preparing pilot spatial and policy plans for small hydro. The spatial planning process can indeed facilitate the development of SHP:
  • Upstream evaluation of the excluded areas for SHP development due to administrative or technical reasons, will lead to a decrease in risks and costs of SHP development.
  • Better evaluation of the impacts on the environment, by the broader scale analysis of the impacts and the potential interactions of SHP projects.
  • Improvement of the dialogue between stakeholders and a public participation process facilitates potential compromises with other river uses.

The SPLASH project clearly intends to take advantage of the experience already developed in the wind sector in Europe, for which different approaches for spatial planning have already been developed. Some of the partners in the Splash project have already worked on this issue before. The SPLASH project also tries to take into account other approaches to the spatial planning of territory.

Partners

France (ADEME and IED), Greece (Alpha Mentor), Ireland (Cork County Council), Poland (MAES), Portugal (CEEETA). In addition ESHA, ENTEC and Energie-Cités are contributing their expertise to the various deliverables and IED is coordinating the project. Ademe and IED are responsible for providing the French contribution to the project. 

SPLASH Publications

SPLASH CD- ROM

with all SPLASH project information:

  • SPLASH guidelines

  • SPLASH local Plants (Portugal, France, Irelnad, Poland Greece)

  • SPLASH best Practices,

  • SPLASH Partners Contact details

if you wish to get SPLASH CD- ROM, Please send an email to MAria Laguna at : maria.laguna@esha.be or contact Emmanuel Huard at e.huard@ied.fre.huard@ied-sa.fr
www.ied-sa.fr
Tel.: +33-(0)4 72 59 13 20
Fax : +33-(0)4 72 59 13 20

SPLASH guidelines for Micro-hydropower development

This guide to Micro Hydropower Projects (MHPP), developed in the framework of the SPLASH project, is designed to present the main concepts and stages in MHPP development in a com­prehensive form and simple language. It provides updates on recent developments in technology and relevant procedures.

The text underlines the most frequent difficulties experienced in the development of small and micro hydropower projects, and the methodology described is intended to help developers avoid or overcome these difficulties.

Please clik here to get the SPLASH guidelines

SPLASH Best Practices and Cases Studies

Selection and analysis on best practices of Spatial Planning for small hydropower development.

Please clik here to get SPLASH Best Practices

 

 SPLASH workshops

SPLASH workshop in Poland, 20 September 2005.

For more information on the Workshop in Krakow, Poland please contact  Agnieszka Cahn or visit the website of MAES Poland (Maloposka Energy Agengy)

SPLASH session in the Fifth Thematic Network on Small Hydropower, Lausanne, Switzerland, 30 June- 1st July 2005

More Information on SPLASH

If you wish to know more about SPLASH please contact:

Emmanuel Huard, IED, France
e-mail : e.huard@ied-sa.fr
www.ied-sa.fr
Tel.: +33-(0)4 72 59 13 20
Fax : +33-(0)4 72 59 13 20

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SPLASH Leaflet

pdf EU Leaflet SPLASH Vf (328 KB)

SPLASH Guidelines for Micro Hydro Development

SPLASH partners