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¡ñ Hang Zhou Declaration 2007 on Promotion of Small Hydropower in Asia and Africa
¡ñ Report on Summary of ¡°International Symposium on Difficulties and Challenges in Solar Energy Field in Developing Countries¡±
¡ñ Concluding Report of ¡°International Symposium on Difficulties and Challenges in Solar Energy Field in Developing Countries¡±
¡ñ Investigation Report on Solar Energy Applied Technologies and Market in Kenya
¡ñ The Technical Investigation Report of Japanese Confluent Type Wind Turbine Irrigation System Development and Research Project
¡ñ Trade Pattern between China and Developing Countries by Region and Income Level


   The Third Global Forum on 'Hydropower for Today' is concluding successfully in the conference hall of the International Network on Small Hydro Power (IN-SHP). The Forum had 188 delegates - 66 from 26 countries abroad and 122 from China ¨C and an extensive array of presentations were made. The Forum after discussing various problems faced by most of the developing countries for the speedy development of the most urgent SHP development, looking at various approaches to their solutions form Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Europe and exchanging views on how best the needy regions in Asia and Africa could be best served by the most appropriate small hydro power solutions.
   The Forum had the benefit of 27 learned presentations from researchers and practitioners of SHP from all over the world in 7 technical sessions, chaired by an International Presidium for each session.
   The delegates were given insights into some interesting new technology developments like the further improvements in the updraft free exit flow turbine, giving hope of giving a weight reduction to one third of the normal turbines, cost reduction of 30-60% over conventional axial flow turbines and making it environmentally and fish friendly, avoiding the costly draft tube too. We have, of course, to wait for its commercialization in the near future. The other technological innovation reported was the studies conducted simultaneously in China and Finland on performance prediction of Bulb turbines by flow simulation and bringing prediction and reality to closer distance.