BRUSA-PASQUE Bernard

Graduated from the National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon, with a major in energy engineering, in 1980, he started his hydroelectric adventure in 1983 by joining the company Neyrpic (today GE Hydro), in Grenoble, as a commissioning engineer. He then worked on power plant renovation projects before being appointed project manager. He joined the engineering department of the Compagnie Nationale du Rhône in 1995, where he worked mainly on hydroelectric projects, both within the company and for external clients. His background allows him to work in a large number of countries and on a variety of projects of all sizes, from mini hydro to the largest hydroelectric schemes, such as Tucurui or Jirau in Brazil.

Since 2013, he is co-teacher of the Hydroelectricity course for the engineering training programs of the École Centrale de Lyon (Energy, Facility Design) and the ECAM (Energy, Facility Operation and Maintenance).

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Hydraulic storage: advantages and constraints

All generation technologies contribute to the balancing of the electricity network, but hydropower stands out because of its energy storage capacities, estimated at between 94 and 99% of all those available on a global scale (Read: Hydropower storage and electricity generation). This pre-eminence is explained by the numerous advantages of the various forms of storage,…

Hydraulic storage and power generation

Hydroelectricity is based on a simple concept: to take advantage of the gravitational energy produced by the fall and the flow of bodies of water in order to convert it into mechanical and then electrical energy by means of a turbine-generator set. The creation of a reservoir upstream allows the water to be stored, thus…

Hydroelectricity: diversity and specificities

What do they have in common, between a small hydroelectric power plant built on a natural or artificial weir in a river, with a capacity of a few hundred kW, and the Three Gorges Dam power plant in China, with a capacity of 22,500 MW, the equivalent of five nuclear power plants, or between the…

Hydroelectricity: environmental and societal impacts

With a share of around 60% of the world’s renewable electricity production, hydropower is the leading renewable source of electricity. It is also considered as a clean energy insofar as its exploitation does not produce any waste. However, several projects have been, or still are, the subject of strong criticism. Indeed, like any human activity,…