Sentences with phrase «for hydropower»

In addition, the river is used for hydropower generation in Pakistan and India.

The paper discusses the potential for hydropower sources in the region (30 gigawatts), migratory patterns of its fish, the importance of fish - friendly technology, and further studies needed to understand hydro's impact on fish of the Mekong.

[Translate] By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Dams create huge reservoirs for hydropower plants in Norway.

Suitable locations for hydropower turbines are nearly exhausted in the United States, though there is more potential in other countries.

The more water that flows out of the mountains earlier, the more likely that reservoir capacity may not meet competing demands for hydropower and stream flow to support salmon.11 Lower water levels and warmer water temperatures in summer degrade stream habitat for salmon in the Northwest.

Advising a hydropower developer on the judicial review of the Environment Agency's refusal to grant an impoundment licence for a hydropower project.

Canadian Hydropower Association (CHA) The national association for the hydropower industry representing nearly 50 members.

That's bad news for hydropower plants, navigators, property owners, commercial and recreational fishers and anyone who just enjoys the lake.

Hydropower is another major impact; there are millions of acres that have been flooded already for hydropower and more on the way.

The change in streamflow of the region's mighty rivers, which could get more dramatic with climate change, can pose big problems for hydropower generation, electricity pricing and fisheries.

Pacific Hydro has recognized the potential of glacier fed alpine streams for hydropower in Chile and has built a facility on the glacier fed Cachapoal Rivers and is developing projects on the Tinguiririca River.

Downstream of these stations are 14 additional dams on the Columbia River each tapping this same glacier runoff for hydropower.

This seasonal variation characteristic mitigates low flow intervals and makes glacier runoff a valuable water resource for hydropower (Fountain and Tangborn, 1985).

Yet glaciers in the tropical Andes have been shrinking, including Peru's Qori Kalis glacier; and as glaciers disappear, water supplies for hydropower are likely to be threatened over the long run.1

The price of «firm» contracts for hydropower and onshore wind is not certain, but it must include the cost of the transmission necessary to deliver the hydropower from Canada, Shattuck said.

Large hydro generators can be tailor - made for any hydropower project.

Ruby specifically urged more European support for hydropower, which he said was an attractive source of energy for the energy transition owing to its cost - effectiveness, flexibility, and storage capacity.

Even though we have great potential for hydropower development, we have not been able to produce the required amount.

Fleten, Stein - Erik and Bråthen, Espen and Nissen - Meyer, Sigurd - Erik (2010): Evaluation of static hedging strategies for hydropower producers in the Nordic market.

The availability of water storage in the glaciers and the assumption that these glaciers might be melting faster are motivating a push for hydropower across the shared river basins.

Even modest changes in winter temperatures reduce opportunities for hydropower generation.

San Francisco, California, July 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- The global installed capacity for hydropower market is expected to reach 1,524 GW by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc..

But it's a different story for the hydropower industry, especially during springtime.

Indeed, cutting down forests for bioenergy and damming rivers for hydropower — both commonly counted as renewable energy sources — can have terrible environmental consequences.

This has implications for the reliability of future climate projections and impact assessments, including water availability for hydropower generation, the length of the malaria transmission season, and future crop yields.

They provide drinking water for villages and cities, irrigation water for farms, and fuel for hydropower plants.

But it is a technology that has proven problematic in developed and developing countries — witness the ecological problems brought on by the Three Gorges — and most of the undeveloped locations for hydropower are located in the west of the country while the majority of electricity use is in the east.

The salmon cannon also has some interesting implications for hydropower.

It is apparent that the demand for hydropower is increasing.

This reduces the potential for both hydropower and thermoelectric power generation in these regions,» says Van Vliet.

This issue is critical in Bolivia, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, where water availability has already been compromised either for consumption or for hydropower generation [13.2.4.1].

To further reduce the Sensor Fish's cost and expand its use, PNNL would like to transfer the technology to a company that could manufacture it for hydropower operators and research institutions.

«We synthesized all known estimates from reservoirs globally, for hydropower and other functions, like flood control and irrigation,» said Bridget Deemer, the study's first author and a researcher with Washington State University.

«The supply of water from high - altitude glacierized mountain chains is important for agricultural and domestic consumption, as well as for hydropower,» he wrote.