Essays about: "hydropower planning"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 38 essays containing the words hydropower planning.

1. 11. Future Scenarios for Energy Security and Sustainable Desalination in Jordan

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Miles Weinstein; [2019]
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   Abstract : Jordan is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world and contains very limited reserves of traditional energy resources. In fact, the country is classified as extremely water scarce according to FAO, with a water availability of less than 100 m3 per person annually. READ MORE

3. 12. Beyond GDP Growth: Scenarios for the Swedish energy demand and electricity supply system

   University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

   Author : Giulia Torri; [2018]
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   Abstract : The project was developed within the “Beyond GDP Growth: Scenarios for sustainable building and planning", a joint program developed by a consortium of Swedish research centers and managed at KTH. The aim of the program is to explore future scenarios that could allow Sweden to achieve both environmental and social goals by 2050. READ MORE

4. 13. Optimal Production Planning for Small-Scale Hydropower

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Anna-Linnea Towle; [2018]
   Keywords : Optimisation; optimization; hydropower planning; self-adaptive; automatic control; optimal planning; Optimering; vattenkraftplanering; självreglerande; automatisk styrning; optimal planering;

   Abstract : As more and more renewable energy sources like wind and solar power are added to the electricgrid, reliable sources of power like hydropower become more important. Hydropower isabundant in Scandinavia, and helps to maintain a stable and reliable grid with added irregularitiesfrom wind and solar power, as well as more fluctuations in demand. READ MORE

5. 14. Evaluation of Seasonal Inflow Forecasting to Support Multipurpose Reservoir Management: A case study for the Upper Maule River Basin, Chile

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Johan Visser; [2017]
   Keywords : Seasonal Forecasting; Reservoir Management; Ensemble Streamflow Prediction; Downscaling; Maule; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Seasonal hydrological forecasts of future streamflow volumes can provide water resources managers with valuable information to improve long-term water resources planning and water use efficiency. The latest generation of coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation models provides an opportunity for the prediction of hydroclimatic variables (e.g. READ MORE

6. 15. An ecosystem service perspective of the ecological restoration measures to mitigate small-scale hydropower impact in river Billstaån : Steps towards monitoring and dissemination of ecosystem services

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande

   Author : Susanne Tellström; [2017]
   Keywords : ecosystem services; ecosystem service assessment; Corporate Ecosystem Service Review; Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessment; ecosystem service indicators; environmental communication; ecological restoration; river restoration;

   Abstract : Ecosystem services, capturing the benefits and values of functioning ecosystems for human well-being, is a concept receiving increasing attention both in science and policy. This study investigates the utility of considering ecosystem service in the ecological restoration of a river affected by small-scale hydropower. READ MORE