Essays about: "hydropower production planning"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 22 essays containing the words hydropower production planning.
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11. 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 byggandeAbstract : 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
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12. Even Flow - Water coordination efficiency & Hydropower production under outflow regulation
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : This thesis sets out to investigate the impact of the European Union’s water framework directive on water coordination efficiency in the hydropower market, and whether water coordination inefficiency might offset the benefits of market competition. I implement a dynamic market model examining Stackelberg competition and a monopoly/collusion market type with regards to reservoir and production capacities and the impact of upstream production plans on downstream production possibilities. READ MORE
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13. Hydropower: The Giant of Renewable Electricity Production
University essay from KTH/EnergiteknikAbstract : The growing environmental awareness and simultaneous increase in electricity consumption calls for cleaner production methods. With the help of effective energy storage techniques, more sustainable electricity production methods can be used. In the current market hydropower is the most mature renewable energy storage technology and stands for 16. READ MORE
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14. Operation dependent costs of non-optimal hydropower production : Effects on the operational pattern of the Small Lule River
University essay from Uppsala universitet/ElektricitetsläraAbstract : In the present electrical market there is an increasing penetration of intermittent energy sources. Several studies have examined its effect on the planning of hydropower operation and the conclusion is that an increasing intermittent production is likely to result in a more variable hydropower operation, utilising a wider span of operational set points. READ MORE
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15. River Basin Management Guidelines for Water Management in Uganda: Comparison with EU case studies
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : This research is based on the hypothesis that the EU water legislation establish river basin management rules which are based on better scientific knowledge and available technologies than the existing national policy and legal framework supporting water management in Uganda. It is however acknowledged that the requirements of the existing EU water policies are hardly often directly applied to the situations of a developing country such as Uganda, but that they provide lessons that are useful when preparing agreements and policies in these countries. READ MORE
