Arthur Williams

Contact

• workRoom 605 Tower
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• work0115 8468684
• fax0115 9515616
• arthur.williams@nottingham.ac.uk
• http://www.picohydro.org.uk

Expertise Summary

After graduating, Dr Williams worked for GEC Large Machines in Rugby in Electrical Machine Development. This was followed by a period working in the voluntary sector in inner-city Birmingham. In 1987, he began research into micro-hydro systems, often working in collaboration with the Intermediate Technology Development Group (now "Practical Action") and completing a PhD "Use of Induction Motor-Pumps as Turbine-Generator Units for stand-alone Micro-hydropower", in 1992. He has been involved in the development and dissemination of low-cost technologies for rural electrification, and has visited Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Peru in connection with this work. A project entitled "Modelling and design of pico propeller turbines for rural electrification" , funded by the Leverhulme Trust, was completed in summer of 2007 before transfering from Nottingham Trent University to the University of Nottingham.

Recent Publications

• WILLIAMS, A. and GILLOTT, M., 2011. Carbon footprint of a 100-year old house: Case-study of improvements and implications for the UK housing stock In: World Renewable Energy Congress – Linköping, Sweden, 8-13 May 2011.
• DODO, A., WILLIAMS, A., OWERS-BRADLEY, J., ZHU, J. and RIFFAT, S., 2010. A study on Energy Efficient Magnetic Desiccant Ventilation System In: 9th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies.
• WILLIAMS, A.A., 2010. Centrifugal Pumps as Turbines: a Review of Technology and Applications In: Hidroenergia 2010.
• WILLIAMS, A.A. and SIMPSON, R., 2009. Pico hydro: reducing the technical risks for rural electrification Renewable Energy. 34(9), 1986-1991

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• WILLIAMS, A. and GILLOTT, M., 2011. Carbon footprint of a 100-year old house: Case-study of improvements and implications for the UK housing stock In: World Renewable Energy Congress – Linköping, Sweden, 8-13 May 2011.
• DODO, A., WILLIAMS, A., OWERS-BRADLEY, J., ZHU, J. and RIFFAT, S., 2010. A study on Energy Efficient Magnetic Desiccant Ventilation System In: 9th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies.
• WILLIAMS, A.A., 2010. Centrifugal Pumps as Turbines: a Review of Technology and Applications In: Hidroenergia 2010.
• WILLIAMS, A.A. and SIMPSON, R., 2009. Pico hydro: reducing the technical risks for rural electrification Renewable Energy. 34(9), 1986-1991
• WILLIAMS, A.A., 2009. Applications for Mini and Pico Hydropower to Provide African and Asian Households With a Direct Power Supply Renewable Energy 2009. 103-106
• WILLIAMS, A. A. and MAHER. P., 2008. Mini-grid design for rural electrification: optimisation and applications In: Universitas 21 Energy Conference, Birmingham, 8-10 Sept. 2008.
• WILLIAMS, A. A. and RODRIGUES, A., 2008. The Performance of Centrifugal Pumps as Turbines and Influence of Pump Geometry In: Hidroenergia 2008, Bled, Slovenia, June 12-13, 2008..
• WILLIAMS, A.A., 2007. Pico hydro for cost-effective lighting Boiling Point. 53, 14-16
• WILLIAMS, A.A., 2007. Sustainable Hydropower - A Low-cost Option for Rural Electrification At: Renewable Energy 2007 ed. Ali Sayigh
• SIMPSON, R. and WILLIAMS, A. A., 2006. The design of cost-effective pico-propeller turbines for developing countries In: Hidroenergia 2006, Crieff, Scotland, June 7-9, 2006.
• SANCHEZ, T., WILLIAMS, A.A. and SMITH, N.P.A., 2006. The Critical Factors for sustainable stand-alone energy systems in remote rural villages In: International Conference on Renewable Energy for Developing Countries, Washington D.C., USA, April 2006.
• WILLIAMS, A.A. and PORTER, S., 2006. Comparison of hydropower options for developing countries with regard to the environmental, social and economic aspects In: International Conference on Renewable Energy for Developing Countries, Washington D.C., USA, April 2006.
• WILLIAMS, A.A., 2005. Micro hydropower. In: LICKER, M., ed., McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology 2005 McGraw-Hill. 204-208
• WILLIAMS, A, 2003. Pumps as Turbines: a user’s guide 2. ITDG Publishing, London.