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A Risky Climate for Southern African Hydro [PDF]

, 2012
This in-depth study of the hydrological risks to hydropower dams on the Zambezi River gives an early warning about what Southern Africa could be facing as it contemplates plans for more large hydropower dams in a time of climate change.Currently, 13,000 ...
Richard Beilfuss
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Assessment of hydropower resources in Tanzania. A review article

Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability, 2018
The hydropower resources have become an attractive means of generating electricity to the off-grid network, especially in rural areas. This article assesses the small, mini and large hydropower resources and identified to reach 5.3 GW for electricity ...
Mdee Ombeni J., Nielsen Torbjorn K., Kimambo Cuthbert Z., Kihedu Joseph   +3 more
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Potential impacts of climate, land use and land cover changes on hydropower generation in West Africa: a review

Environmental Research Letters, 2022
This study aims to review the existing literature on the past and future effects of climate, land use, and land cover changes on hydropower generation in West Africa (WA), based on listings in the Scopus and Google Scholar databases.
Salomon Obahoundjé, A. Diedhiou
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Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Assessment of the Energy Sector: Enhancing Social Sustainability of Energy Development in Nepal [PDF]

, 2018
In Nepal, deeply embedded structural conditions determined by gender, caste or ethnicity, religion, language, and even geography have made access to and benefits from energy resources highly uneven.
Asian Development Bank
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Study on the multi-level evaluation method of small hydropower sustainable development [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Currently, there is a lack of a comprehensive evaluation method for assessing the sustainability of small hydropower at different levels. This deficiency hinders the rational planning of small hydropower development and utilization, as well as the ...
Qiao Haijuan, Lei Lei, Zhang Conglin, Wang Weiwei   +3 more
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Study on the Variation Law of Water Consumption Rate of Cascade Hydropower Station under Different Conditions

Energies
The water consumption rate for hydropower station power generation is an important index of the economic operation of hydropower stations, which has been widely considered and applied in the production practice of hydropower stations and has great ...
Xueshan Ai, Xiaoke Zhang, Renwei Guo, Xiao Li, Mian Wang, Fengshuo Liu, Jiawei Zhang   +6 more
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Research Summary No. 73 [PDF]

, 2012
This publication is mostly about electricity in Alaska: how it’s generated, how much fuel is used to produce it, how fuel sources have shifted over time, and how prices vary.
Fay, Ginny, Meléndez, Alejandra Villalobos   +1 more
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Climate and southern Africa's water-energy-food nexus [PDF]

, 2015
In southern Africa, the connections between climate and the water-energy-food nexus are strong. Physical and socioeconomic exposure to climate is high in many areas and in crucial economic sectors. Spatial interdependence is also high, driven for example,
A Calzadilla, A Scott, A Turton, A Wales, AA Misselhorn, B Lankford, B Martin, C Arndt, C Arndt, C Arndt, C Brown, C Dalin, C Fant, C Ringler, C Rosenzweig, CB Field, CJ Vörösmarty, D Conway, D Conway, D Manatsa, D Peronne, D Sparks, DB Lobell, DL Tschirley, F Ellis, FF Nyatsanza, G Nelson, G Prasad, G Prasad, G Ziervogel, H Hoff, HH Savenije, HH Savenije, I Harris, J Bartram, J Ellis, J Liu, J Pittock, J Rees, J Schewe, J Thurlow, JM Dabrowski, JW Hansen, K Furlong, K O'Brien, L Bizikova, L Mehta, M Bazillian, M Chilundo, M Howells, M Jerven, M Konar, M Whiteside, MC Peel, ME Shongwe, MJ Jury, MT Sarch, N Hanasaki, N Hanasaki, N Hepworth, N Mason, N Zinyengere, P Ondiege, P Raskin, PJ Ashton, PW Gerbens-Leenes, R Beilfuss, RP Kane, S Barrios, S Devarajan, S Muchuru, SA Ahmed, T Alton, TW Hertel, WA Landman, WA Landman   +75 more
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A novel incentive-based demand response model for Cournot competition in electricity markets [PDF]

, 2018
This paper presents an analysis of competition between generators when incentive-based demand response is employed in an electricity market. Thermal and hydropower generation are considered in the model. A smooth inverse demand function is designed using
Ruiz, Fredy, Vuelvas, José
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Bridging the Gap Between Energy and Climate Policies in Brazil: Policy Options to Reduce Energy-Related GHG Emissions [PDF]

, 2015
Brazil is facing a series of important policy decisions that will determine its energy future over the next several decades, with important implications for the country's economic competitiveness, the well-being of its citizens, and the global climate ...
Oswaldo Lucon, Taryn Fransen, Viviane Romeiro   +2 more
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