Dr. Boualem (Bo) Hadjerioua, Director of the Integrated Water Resource Management at Mesa Associates, Inc., will be presenting on Mesa’s newly acquired small hydro technology at NHA Hydropower Week in Washington, D.C. Dr. Hadjerioua will be one of the featured presenters during the “Water Power Innovation Showcase: Conventional Hydro and Marine Energy” session on Wednesday, March 13, from 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM in the Senate Room. Dr. Hadjerioua will discuss Mesa’s commitment to clean, renewable power generation and how these small generating units can minimize the environmental impact from their installation, operation, and generation. The units can replace diesel-powered generators used for plant startup, provide a source for plant battery or grid-based BESS configurations, and provide a continuous flow of water to support or maintain minimum stream flow requirements. This session will provide an excellent overview of the potential impact of this new technology on the hydropower industry and its role in shaping a more sustainable future.
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About Dr. Boualem (Bo) Hadjerioua
Dr. Hadjerioua has over 35 years of experience in integrated river system operations and is a visionary for river system modeling, analyses, and optimization that integrate the environmental, social, and economic pillars of sustainable hydropower and pumped storage hydro (PSH) development. At Mesa, he is the Director of the Integrated Water Resource Management, leading the Hydropower and PSH analyses for major U.S. power companies. Prior to Mesa, Dr. Hadjerioua worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory from 2010 to 2020, where he served as the lead waterpower engineer managing and directing highly qualified teams of scientists and recognized industry and academic experts addressing small-scale to national-scale water resource engineering projects for the US Department of Energy (DOE). From 1991 to 2010, Dr. Hadjerioua worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority, serving as technical lead expert on several of TVA’s core teams.
About Mesa Associates, Inc.
Mesa is a woman/minority-owned full-service multi-discipline engineering, procurement, and construction management firm specializing in providing engineering services for the commercial, government, industrial, municipal, and electric utility industry. Mesa is currently providing over $180M of engineering services to 13 of the top 15 utilities across the United States. Our growth is a result of delivering quality projects and value to our clients with unparalleled customer service. We differentiate ourselves by saying we are Large Enough to Perform, Small Enough to Care.