PhD (Dr. techn.) in Civil Engineering, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Dipl.-Ing. (MSc) in Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Professional Affiliations;
- Membership International Commission of Large Dams (ICOLD), co-chairman of Capacity
- Building Committee, Committee Z
- International Society of Rock Mechanics (ISRM)
- Croatian Geotechnical Society
- Hydropower Sustainable Assessment Protocol, member of Council Chamber
- International Centre on Small Hydropower – member of Coordination
- Committee
- RenExpo-InterHydro - Annual Conference, Salzburg - member of Advisory Board
- IEA Hydro – member of Committee XVI - Hidden Hydro
- Hydropower & Dams – member of International Steering Committee
Miroslav Marence graduated in Civil Engineering at the University of Zagreb, Croatia in 1987. He undertook his PhD in Tunnelling and Underground Works at the University of Innsbruck, Austria in 1993. Since 1994 he has been working as a consultant engineer at AFRY Austria GmbH in Salzburg, Austria on hydropower projects worldwide. In 2009 he joined IHE Delft Institute for Water Education as an Associate Professor in Hydraulic Engineering and River Basin Development. He is responsible for the course of Dams and Hydropower within the core of Hydraulic Engineering and River Basin Development. His main research and training interests lie in dam and reservoir development and the design of hydropower schemes and structures and he is the author of more than 60 research publications and books.
Expertise
Dr. Marence is an associate professor at IHE Delft. He has:
- over 30 years experience in design and construction of underground works for infrastructural (traffic tunnels and metro tunnels) and hydro-technical tunnels and caverns
- over 30 years experience in rock mechanics and geotechnics
- over 25 years experience in development, design and construction of hydro-technical works for hydropower plants.
- over 25 years of experience in development of hydropower schemes.
- over 25 years of experience in design and maintenance of dams
- over 10 years of experience in river basin development
Main Discipline / Specialisation
- Tunnelling and cavern design, Hydropower plant design, Development of hydropower plant schemes,
- Due diligence in hydropower, Rock mechanics and geotechnics, Dam engineering, Dam safety management, Reservoir management,
Projects
Design of hydropower plant:
- 2022 – PSP Vrdovo, Croatia, Project manager, Due diligence of the pumped storage project
- 2022 – PSP Burumba, Australia, Feasibility study, Expert in excavation, support and final lining of the power waterway for the pumped storage powerplant
- 2022 – PSP Shoahaven, Australia. Support by the tendering process for the bidding company in the field of underground works and power waterway design and optimization
- 2022 – present: PSP Ebensee, Austria. Tender design. Underground design and expert for rock mechanics and underground works
- 2022 – present: PSP Äspö, Sweden. Pre-feasibility design of the pumped storage powerplant situated in the underground rock mechanics laboratory (100MW), Project manager and expert for rock mechanics and underground works
- 2021 – present: PSP Pyhäsalmi, Finland. Rock mechanics investigation and tender design of the pumped storage powerplant situated in the existing mine (50MW) with extreme head difference of 1400 m. Expert for rock mechanics and underground works
- 2021- present: PSP Manara, Israel. Owners engineer for pumped storage powerplant. Expert for rock mechanics and underground works.
- 2021 – present Euroalpin Tunnel – Lyon-Turin, Lot 5a, Deep ventilation shafts, Expert for rock mechanics and underground works for the Owners
- 2021 – present: PSP Pinnapuram, India. Pumped storage powerplant detail design, Expert for rock mechanics and underground works.
- 2021 – PSP Estonia 2 MW, Pre-feasibility study of pumped storage powerplant in existing mine. Project manager.
- 2021 – PSPP Hochlindach, Austria. Pupped storage power plant upper reservoir situated in the existing mine, feasibility study
- 2020 – PSPP Estonia, Estonia, Pupped storage power plant with underground lower reservoir situated in the existing mine, feasibility study, 50MW
- 2020 – PSPP Espejo de Tarapaka, Chile, Seawater pumped storage plant, Technical due diligence services,
- 2020 – PSP development study for Azerbaijan, Potential and site selection study with pre-feasibility study
- 2020 – PSP Limberg III, Austria, Tender design documents, Geotechnical design, Expert for tunnelling and underground works
- 2020 – 2022: HPP Reiseck II+, Austria, Feasibility design, Design of excavation and support of the machine cavern. Injection concept of the power waterway
- 2020 – HPP Upper Trishuli 1, Nepal. Tender design optimisation for construction 2019 - present: HPP Tauernmosssee, Austria, Detail design of pump storage power plant, Expert for tunnelling and underground works,
- 2019: HPP Lower Spath Gah, Pakistan. Extended final design of the hydropower plant. Designer of power water way and cavern
- 2018 – present: Retention reservoir Tollinggraben, Geotechnical expert, Foundation and stability design
- 2018 - 2019: PSP Snowy Mountain, Australia, Expert for rock mechanics and underground works (cavern powerhouse and power waterways)
- 2018 – present: HPP Bakhtyari, Iran, Expert for rock mechanics and underground works (cavern powerhouse and power waterways)
- 2018 – present: HPP Nam Theun 1, Lao PDR, Expert for rock mechanics and underground works (two deep shaft powerhouses and power waterways)
- 2018: HPP Moglice, Albania, Design review of 11 km long headrace tunnel system
- 2018: HPP Belisama, Philippines, Expert for rock mechanics and underground works (cavern powerhouse and power waterways)
- 2017-2019: HPP Portile de Fier I, Expert opinion on rehabilitation works.
- 2017–2019: HPP Shuakhevi, Georgia, Concept for rehabilitation of the headrace tunnel after collapse.
- 2017 – present:HPP Lang Tang, Nepal. Design of high head (1400m) hydropower plant, Power waterway and cavern design.
- 2017: HPP Enguri, Georgia. Concept study for rehabilitation of the headrace tunnel and penstocks.
- 2016 – 2018. HPP Jumisko, Finland. Design of the power plant uprating and improvement of the power waterway.
- 2016 – 2018: HPP Lower Kalököy, Turkey, Expert for rock mechanics and tunnelling works, Tender and Detail design.
- 2016 – 2017: HPP cascade on Berta river, Turkey. Design concept and development of the cascade scheme, Feasibility study, tunnel expert 2016: HPP Dariali, Georgia, expert opinion and solutions for improvement of tunnel lining of pressure tunnel, tunnel expert
- 2016-2017: HPP Tsankov Kamak, Bulgaria, Surveillance and analyses of arch dam during initial period of operation
- 2016: PSP Pyhäsalmi, Finland, Feasibility design, expert services in rock mechanics and tunnelling,
- 2015: HPP Tagoloan. Philippines, Expert services in rock mechanics and tunnelling, Workshops and site visits.
- 2015: HPP Koromkheti, Georgia, Optimisation of the tender design of hydropower plant, tunnel expert
- 2015: HPP Santa Teresa, Chile, expert opinion and solutions for rehabilitation of pressure shaft, tunnel expert
- 2015: Safety of dams, short course and consulting about dam safety for Owner of seven dams in Turkey
- 2015-2018: HPP Babino selo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, feasibility and extended environmental study project manager
- 2015: HPP Nenskra, Georgia, optimisation of the existing tender design for EPC of hydropower plant scheme, tunnel and rock mechanics expert
- 2015: PSP Jumisko, Finland, Feasibility study of a pump-storage power plant as upgrading of the existing hydropower system, tunnel expert
- 2014-2015: HPP Kirchbichl, optimisation study, tender design of run-ofriver hydropower plant, geotechnical expert
- 2014-ongoing: PSP Manara, Israel, Feasibility, basic and tender design of pump storage power plant, project manager
- 2014-2015: PSP Nam Thuen 1, DR Lao, Feasibility design of hydro powerplant
- 2014: PSP Pantabangan, Philippines, Feasibility design of pump storage powerplant, tunnelling expert
- 2014: HPP Rucatayo, Chile, Due diligence of existing powerplant and additional 3 hydropower projects, civil engineering, dam, geotechnics and hydraulic expert
- 2014: HPP Shuakahevi, Georgia, Review of detail design review and optimization of the headrace tunnels, tunnelling expert
- 2014: HPP Töging, Germany, Study of power capacity increase of power plant with long (20 km) power channel, project manager
- 2013: HPP Nam Bak 1, DR Lao, Tender Design of long (14km) headrace tunnel by double shield tunnel boring machine, project manager
- 2013: Safety of dams in Turkey, Technical consulting services for Enerjisa’s Dam Safety Department Establishment. Capacity building program and technical support by safety assessment of several Enerjisa’s dams in Turkey.
- 2013: HPP Kandil, Turkey. Design of the contact and consolidation grouting system of the surge shaft. Execution design, tunnelling expert
- 2013: HP system Kaprun, Rock mechanic testing and geotechnical stability report of the winch cavern on the heavy load funicular, Expert opinion.
- 2013: HPP Hirzberg, Austria. Geotechnical and rock mechanic design of the underground power cavern, Execution design.
- 2012 – 2015: HPP Upper Kalököy, Turkey, Expert for rock mechanics and tunnelling works, Final and Tender design.
- 2012 – 2015: HPP Quitarascsa I, Peru. Expert for rock mechanics, underground works, Execution design.
- 2012-2013: HPP Kavsak Bendi, Turkey. Expert for rock mechanics and tunnelling, Execution design
- 2011 – 2012: HPP Köprü, Turkey. Expert by repair of the diversion tunnel and new diversion concept, Execution design.
- 2011 – 2013: HPP Arkun, Turkey. Expert for rock mechanics, 3D modelling of construction and operational static loading of the Concrete
- Face Gravel and Sand dam, Execution design of concrete plinth and concrete slab of the dam
- 2011 – 2013: HPP Incir -Turkey. Expert for design of the Arch-gravity concrete dam, rock mechanics and underground works, Technical specification and documents for Tender design
- 2011 – 2013: HPP Dogancay, Turkey, Expert for rock mechanics, Excavation and support design of the power cavern, consultancy engineering for grouting system in power tunnel.
- 2010 – 2012:PSPP Ebensee, Austria, Project manager, Alternative study, Feasibility design and Permit design of pump storage power plant
- 2010 –2011: PSPP Pfrombach, Germany. Project manager. Prefeasibility study of pump-storage powerplant
- 2010 – 2011: Energetic usage of the natural lakes Walchensee and Kochlsee, Germany, Project manager, Study of possibilities for energetic usage of two natural lakes in Bavaria.
- 2010 – 2013: HPP Arkun, Turkey. Expert for rock mechanics, alternative headrace tunnel tender design, Detail design of power waterway for high head power plant
- 2010 – 2012: HPP Yamanli II, Turkey. Project manager, Tender design and tender documents for TBM excavated part of the headrace tunnel.
- 2010 – 2013: HPP Behani 1 & 2, Turkey, Expert for rock mechanics and tunnelling works, Final and Tender design.
- 2010: SHPP Karljuscica 1, 2 and 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Project manager, Due diligence of three small hydro power plants
- 2010 – 2011: HPP System Devol, Albania. Expert for rock mechanics, tunnelling and hydropower system. Quality assurance for Feasibility design.
- 2010: PSPP Riedl, Austria/Germany, Expert for rock mechanics and
tunnelling, Final Design of the pump storage powerplant
- 2010: PSPP Seekar, Austria, Project manager, Study of the pump storage power plant
- 2009 – 2012: PSPP Pfaffenboden, Austria, Project manager, Alternative study and Permit design of pump storage power plant with underground upper reservoir.
- 2009 – 2010: Flood water diversion tunnel Schönheidehammer, Germany. Project manager, Tender design.
- 2008 – 2010: HPP Kravica and HPP Stubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Expert for Rock mechanics and tunneling works, Feasibility study and Tender design
- 2008 – 2009: HPP Nam Bak, Lao. Project manager for underground works, Feasibility design, Tender design and tender documents.
- 2008 – 2010: HPP Rudbar-e-Lorestan, Iran. Project manager for underground works, Detail design.
- 2008 – 2011: PSPP Limberg III, Austria. Expert for tunneling and underground works. Feasibility and Tender design
- 2008 – 2009: Connection tunnel Märzenbach for HPP Gerlos, Austria. Project manager. Feasibility and Final design.
- 2008 – 2013: PSPP Reiseck II, Austria. Expert for tunneling and underground works. Feasibility, Tender and Detail design.
- 2007 – 2009: HPP Spullersee, Austria. Rebuilt of power water way. Project manager, Study of alternatives, Feasibility Study, Tender Design
- 2007 – 2013: PSPP Tauernmoos, Austria, Expert for tunneling and underground works, Study of alternatives, Feasibility study and Tender design.
- 2006 – 2009: HPP Klokun and HPP Kocusa, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Project manager, Feasibility study and Tender design
- 2005 – 2008: PSPP Limberg II, Austria. Expert for tunneling and underground works. Feasibility study, Tender and Detail design.
- 2005 – 2008: Shahryar retention dam, Iran. Expert for rock mechanics works. Detail design.
- 2005 – 2008: Khourang dam, Iran. Expert for rock mechanics, Detail design
- 2005 – 2010: HPP Nam Ngum II, Lao. Project manager for underground works, Owners engineer and site supervision
- 2004 – 2007: PSPP Siah Bishe, Iran. Project manager for underground works. Tender design review, Detail design.
- 2004 – 2008: HPP Tsankov Kamak, Bulgaria. Expert for underground works. Detail design.
- 2004: Aposselemis retention dam, Greece. Project manager. Alternative study for water diversion system and power plant.
- 2001 – 2002: HPP Basochhu, Bhutan. Project manager for underground works. Detail design
- 2001 – 2007: HPP Ermenek, Turkey. Project manager for underground works and rock mechanics. Detail design.
- 2000 – 2001: HPP Mostarsko blato, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Project manager. Study of alternatives, Feasibility and Tender design.
- 1999: HPP Muratli, Turkey. Expert for underground works. Detail design.
- 1999: HPP Borcka, Turkey. Expert for underground works. Detail design.
- 1999: HPP Moste, Slovenia. Project manager. Review of Feasibility design.
- 1997: Stierwaschboden dam, Austria. Stability design under static and dynamic loading of gravity dam and embankments
- 1996: HPP Lesce, Croatia. Stability and stress analysis of the concrete gravity dam.
- 1996: Drossensperre dam, Austria. Structural analysis and stability analysis of arch dam.
- 1995-1997: HPP Biricik, Turkey. Structural design of concrete gravity dam section, structural design of powerhouse.
