The International Hydropower Association (IHA) will deliver training for hydropower professionals seeking to assess and report reservoir greenhouse gas emissions, at HydroVision International.    

The three-day interactive training course from 21-23 July is designed to allow professionals and researchers with a basic knowledge of geographic information systems and reservoir GHG dynamics to use the internationally recognised G-res Tool and accurately interpret the results.

IHA Senior Analyst Mathis Rogner said: "The greenhouse gas emissions of reservoirs should be considered in the planning and design of new infrastructure.

"The G-res Tool consolidates the most recent research in the field and builds on the principles agreed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for the estimation of net reservoir emissions.

"Reporting on reservoir emissions will become mandatory, and the G-res Tool offers a relatively simple process to give reservoir stakeholders confidence in the carbon footprint of their reservoir.”

The training course will be coordinated and led by Sara Mercier-Blais, Research Associate for the UNESCO Chair in Global Environmental Change, based at L'Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).

Ms Mercier-Blais said: “Getting numbers from the G-res Tool is quite easy, but making sure that those are accurate is the real task. The G-res Tool training we provide allows the participant to critically analyse the results obtained and understand their real meaning.”

The course includes a scientific introduction and step-by-step tutorial on using the G-res Tool, as well as training on case scenarios and results analysis. When the course is finished, participants will be accredited as certified G-res Tool users.

HydroVision International in Portland, Oregon, USA, from 23-25 July, is expected to attract more than 3,000 attendees from about 50 countries, as well as about 350 exhibiting companies. The event features over 60 educational sessions, as well as many co-located workshops, organisational meetings and other activities.

Conference delegates can learn more about the G-res Tool during a Knowledge Hub - Technology Horizon session on Wednesday 24 July 24 from 12pm-13pm, and can meet the G-res Tool team in the Exhibition hall in booth #3039.

To contact the team and book a place on the training course, please contact: ghg@hydropower.org

Find out more:
g-res.hydropower.org/training