Essays about: "Hydropower projects"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 essays containing the words Hydropower projects.

  1. 1. Development of an investment model for pumped storage hydropower

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Elektricitetslära

    Author : Pontus Gustavsson; Eric Swanmark; [2023]
    Keywords : pumped storage hydropower; investment models; energy storage; grid balancing;

    Abstract : The energy market is evolving, with a prediction of heavily increased consumption and, consequently, increased production. In parallel, EU directives with targets prioritising fossil-free electricity production, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and becoming climate neutral by 2050, poses a challenge for the current state of electricity production in the Nordics. READ MORE

  3. 2. Study on feasibility of small-scale pumped hydro storage- A case study in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för energivetenskaper

    Author : Prashant Niroula; [2023]
    Keywords : energy storage; pumped hydropower; electricity market; investment; new technologies; feasibility; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The European union has been aggressively pushing forward with policies favoring renewable sources of energy. As a result, the share of intermittent renewables in the European power grid is rising and is expected to grow even more in the coming decade. The Swedish energy agency also forecast huge growth in wind power. READ MORE

  4. 3. Hydropower and justice in Kosovo - a qualitative case study on procedural and restorative justice in the decision-making process for small-scale hydropower projects

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Jamila Anina Gysin; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; energy justice; small hydropower; restorative justice; procedural justice; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the decision-making process that led to the rapid adoption of small-scale hydropower projects, and its social implications, in Kosovo between 2013 and 2021. However, the fairness of the decision-making process for hydropower projects has been heavily criticized by local communities and NGOs. READ MORE

  5. 4. Dynamics of Hydro-power Development in Nepal: Water-Energy-Food Security Prospect

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    Author : Jaya Lal Neupane; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Sustainable Hydropower; WEF Security; Benefit-sharing; Trade-offs; Benefits;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns with water, energy, and food (WEF) security in Nepal in relation to hydropower development. Hydropower is challenging to WEF security in three ways: First, the focus is only on energy generation which overlooks the impacts on land, forest, water and biodiversity. READ MORE

  6. 5. Biodiversity and habitat conditions in reaches with high flow velocity along gradients in hydrological and geomorphological alteration : A study of six rivers in Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Anders Aalto; [2021]
    Keywords : Hydrology; Geomorphology; Biological variables; Human alteration;

    Abstract : The vast majority of rivers in the developed world are affected by human alteration, which in turn negatively affects the species that rely on these highly diverse and species rich areas to survive. Homogenization of previously heterogenic areas due to a change in water discharge and the substrate availability in the rivers is often regarded as the main reason for the loss of species richness in rivers and the riparian zone. READ MORE