Hydropower

Hydroelectric Power Generation

Hydropower uses the flow of water to generate electricity. Technologies range from in-conduit turbines to run-of-river, to large dams and impoundment structures. While hydropower does not consume water, it requires water for its operation, which can impact the availability of water for ecosystems, agriculture and other industries. Larger hydropower facilities require significant land area and can impact land availability.

Resources CESC

Tools and Websites

Energy-Water Nexus Crosscut

The Energy-Water Nexus Crosscut Team (originally called the Water-Energy Tech Team) was formed in late 2012 to address these issues.…

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U.S. Department of Energy

Publication

Multi-objective Optimization for Analysis of Changing Trade-offs in the Nepalese Water-Energy-Food Nexus with Hydropower Development

This report proposes a spatially explicit framework that couples two well-established water and power system models to develop a decision…

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Water (journal)

Date:

24 February 2017

Publication

Hydropower Versus Irrigation: An Analysis of Global Patterns

While reservoir operations for hydroelectricity production might support irrigation, there are also well-known cases where hydroelectricity production reduces water availability…

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Environmental Research Letters

Date:

28 February 2017

Publication

Water-Energy-Food Nexus in a Transboundary River Basin: The Case of Tonle Sap Lake, Mekong River Basin

This article shares the experiences with using a nexus approach in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake area. It concludes that water,…

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Water

Date:

12 October 2017