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A GIS-based methodology for hydropower potential assessment: balancing energy production and ecosystem sustainability

Environmental Challenges
Italy leads Europe in hydropower production, with small-scale hydropower plants dominating due to their alignment with local geography and water resources.
Arianna Paschetto, Chiara Caselle, Sabrina Maria Rita Bonetto   +2 more
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Development of Automated Approaches for Hydropower Potential Estimations and Prospective Hydropower Plants Siting

ENVIRONMENT. TECHNOLOGY. RESOURCES. Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference, 2015
Hydropower potential studies usually include estimation of hydropower resources and creating propositions for hydropower development on study area. The current paper describes authors’ study, dedicated to development of methodological approaches and software designed for solving problems stated above.
Arefiev, Nikolay, Nikonova, Olga, Badenko, Nikolay, Ivanov, Timofey, Oleshko, Vyacheslav   +4 more
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Hydropower Potential of the Central Asian Countries

, 2019
Hydropower Potential of the Central Asian ...
Vakulchuk, Roman, Øverland, Indra, Eshchanov, Bahtiyor, Abylkasymova, Alina, Aminjonov, Farkhod, Moldokanov, Daniyar   +5 more
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Fluctuations of discharge and hydropower potential in the upper Amu Darya under the background of climate change

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Study Region: Upper Amu Darya (UAD). Study Focus: The UAD has abundant hydropower potential (HP). This study focuses on the potential sites of small hydropower stations (sHPs) and explores the impact of future climate change on discharge and HP.
Guoqing Yang, Miao Zhang, Geping Luo, Tie Liu   +3 more
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The Contribution of Small Hydropower Plants in Clean Electrification: Current Status and Future Prospects for Greece

Energies
The expected fossil fuel reserves, along with the continuous environmental degradation, underline the necessity to turn to more environmentally friendly energy resources. However, the significant exploitation of variable or even stochastic solar and wind
John K. Kaldellis
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Hydropower potential of the Vistula

Acta Energetica, 2013
Jędrzej Kosiński, Wacław Zdulski
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Analysis of Power Generation Potential of Kaidu River Cascade Hydropower Stations Based on Simulation-Optimization Dispatching Framework

Renmin Zhujiang
The annual trading declaration of the electricity market for Kaidu River Cascade Hydropower Station depends on an accurate assessment of their power generation capacity.
CHEN Hongbo, BAI Tao, HUA Xin, LIU Rui, KANG Yu   +4 more
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Avoiding ecosystem and social impacts of hydropower, wind, and solar in Southern Africa’s low-carbon electricity system

Nature Communications
The scale at which low-carbon electricity will need to be deployed to meet economic growth, electrification, and climate goals in Africa is unprecedented, yet the potential land use and freshwater impacts from this massive build-out of energy ...
Grace C. Wu, Ranjit Deshmukh, Anne Trainor, Anagha Uppal, A. F. M. Kamal Chowdhury, Carlos Baez, Erik Martin, Jonathan Higgins, Ana Mileva, Kudakwashe Ndhlukula   +9 more
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HYDROPOT: A Reproducible Geospatial Framework for Hydrological Descriptor Extraction and Regional Hydropower Screening in Ungauged Basins: A Case Study in the Lazio Region (Italy)

Hydrology
Assessing hydropower potential in ungauged basins requires consistent derivation of key hydrological variables from heterogeneous geospatial and climatic data. Conventional GIS-based approaches often rely on fragmented, user-dependent workflows, limiting
Andrea Petroselli
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The Untapped Hydropower Potential of World's Cities

Earth's Future
Abstract Many large cities around the world experience frequent power outages and yet have an abundance of tall buildings and experience rainfall. This represents a unique and scalable opportunity for cities to capture the intermittent rainwater at high elevation and convert the potential energy into electricity for rechargeable ...
Shahzaib Khan, Zarar N. Hossain, Sarath Suresh, Faisal Hossain   +3 more
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