Essays about: "small-scale hydropower"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words small-scale hydropower.

1. 1. Adaptive Fishway Design : Designing a Bypass Channel to Fit Large Discharge Fluctuations

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Melina Sattelmeier; [2023]
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   Abstract : Especially with regard to achieving the goals of the European Water Framework Directive, the construction of fishways is becoming more prominent in Sweden's hydraulic engineering sector. Particularly the importance of nature-like bypass channels is increasing, being the type of fishway that is currently implemented in most cases of small scale hydropower. READ MORE

3. 2. PUBLIC OPINION ON REINVESTING FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES TOWARD HYDROPOWER IN BANGLADESH

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Nur Nadia Klepsvik; [2023]
   Keywords : Bangladesh; Fossil Fuel Subsidies; Hydropower; Public Opinion; Sustainable Development;

   Abstract : Bangladesh is a South Asian country that has great potential for renewable energy and a growing economy. Hence, it is important to understand the obstructing forces against Bangladesh’s sustainable development. Current literature has shown that removing fossil fuel subsidies can increase welfare by 1. READ MORE

4. 3. Fish Friendly Turbines forDownstream Migration : Literature review and case studies

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Signe Rosenblad; [2023]
   Keywords : Downstream passage solutions; downstream migration of fish; small-scale hydropower; eel; trout; Nedströms passagelösningar; nedströms vandring av fisk; småskalig vattenkraft; ål; öring;

   Abstract : As the energy consumption is constantly increasing, the demand of renewable energy is increasing too. Thirtythree percent of the renewable energy production in Europe constitutes of hydropower. Hydropower is animportant energy source as it has stabilizing and storing functions, but it heavily affects biodiversity. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. 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