Hydropower in the Context of Sustainable Energy Supply: A Review of Technologies and Challenges

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dc.contributor.authorKaunda, Chiyembekezo S.
dc.contributor.authorKimambo, Cuthbert Z.
dc.contributor.authorNielsen, Torbjorn K.
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-23T07:44:34Z
dc.date.available2016-08-23T07:44:34Z
dc.date.issued2012-12-03
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed ath the following link http://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2012/730631/abs/en_US
dc.description.abstractHydropower is an important renewable energy resource worldwide. However, its development is accompanied with environmental and social drawbacks. Issues of degradation of the environment and climate change can negatively impact hydropower generation. A sustainable hydropower project is possible, but needs proper planning and careful system design to manage the challenges. Well-planned hydropower projects can contribute to supply sustainable energy. An up-to-date knowledge is necessary for energy planners, investors, and other stakeholders to make informed decisions concerning hydropower projects. This is basically a review paper. Apart from using expert knowledge, the authors have also consulted extensively from journals, conference papers, reports, and some documents to get secondary information on the subject. The paper has reviewed the world energy scenario and how hydropower fits in as the solution to the global sustainable energy challenge. Issues of hydropower resource availability, technology, environment and climate change have been also discussed. Hydropower is sensitive to the state of environment, and climate change. With global climate change, though globally the potential is stated to slightly increase, some countries will experience a decrease in potential with increased risks. Adaptation measures are required to sustainably generate hydropower. These are also discussed in the paper.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChiyembekezo S. Kaunda, Cuthbert Z. Kimambo, and Torbjorn K. Nielsen, “Hydropower in the Context of Sustainable Energy Supply: A Review of Technologies and Challenges,” ISRN Renewable Energy, vol. 2012, Article ID 730631, 15 pages, 2012. doi:10.5402/2012/730631en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5402/2012/730631
dc.identifier.issn2090-7451
dc.identifier.issn2090-746X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3552
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporationen_US
dc.subjectHydropoweren_US
dc.subjectSustainable Enenrgyen_US
dc.titleHydropower in the Context of Sustainable Energy Supply: A Review of Technologies and Challengesen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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