UTILISING THE MURA RIVER

Vodna energija je pomemben obnovljivi vir, ki ga ljudje izkoriščamo že od nekdaj. Reka Mura s svojim stalnim pretokom prinaša ogromne količine energije. Od nas je odvisno, kako bomo začeli koristneje rabiti to bogastvo. V diplomskem delu je podrobneje opisana reka Mura. V nadaljevanju sta glede izkoriščanja vodne energije te reke predstavljena dva sistema. Prvi predstavljen sistem je aktualen sistem izgradnje hidroelektrarne. Podrobneje je opisana sestavljenost hidroelektrarne in njeno delovanje. Drugi sistem vključuje alternativno varianto izrabe reke, v okviru katerega smo predvideli namakalne sisteme. Prikazana je sestavljenost in delovanje namakalnih sistemov. Razmislek smo podprli z izračuni. Izračunali smo, koliko električne energije bi proizvedla hidroelektrarna in koliko bi to prispevalo k skupni državni potrošnji. Izračunali smo tudi količino vode, ki je potrebna za namakanje določene vrste rastline in tal. Količino vode smo primerjali s pretokom reke Mure in prikazali, kolikšen vpliv bi imelo namakanje na rečni pretok.Water energy is an important renewable source that people have always been using. The continuous flow of the river Mura provides an enormous amount of energy. It is up to us to find a more efficient way to use this natural treasure. This diploma thesis provides a detailed description of the river Mura. Further on, two systems regarding the water energy utilisation of this river are presented. The first system presented is the current system of constructing a hydroelectricity plant. The structure of the hydroelectricity plant and its function are described in greater detail. The second system provides for the alternative way of river utilisation such as irrigation systems. Presented are the structure and function of irrigation systems. The consideration was supported with calculations. We provided the calculations of how much electricity the hydroelectricity plant would produce and to what extent this would contribute to the total consumption of the country. We also calculated the amount of water necessary for the irrigation of certain types of plants and soils. We compared the amount of water with the flow of the river Mura and presented the extent of influence the irrigation would have on the river flow