Getting lost tracking the carbon footprint of hydropower

HI Jager, NA Griffiths, CH Hansen, AW King… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the transition to low-carbon electricity, well-quantified estimates of carbon dynamics are
needed to ensure that emissions reduction targets are achieved. We review the state of the …

Spatiotemporal methane emission from global reservoirs

MS Johnson, E Matthews, D Bastviken… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Inland aquatic systems, such as reservoirs, contribute substantially to global methane (CH4)
emissions; yet are among the most uncertain components of the total CH4 budget …

Unaccounted CO2 leaks downstream of a large tropical hydroelectric reservoir

E Calamita, A Siviglia, GM Gettel… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Recent studies show that tropical hydroelectric reservoirs may be responsible for substantial
greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere, yet emissions from the surface of released …

Methane and carbon dioxide emissions from reservoirs: controls and upscaling

JJ Beaulieu, S Waldo, DA Balz… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Estimating carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emission rates from reservoirs is
important for regional and national greenhouse gas inventories. A lack of methodologically …

Large Spatial Variations in Diffusive CH4 Fluxes from a Subtropical Coastal Reservoir Affected by Sewage Discharge in Southeast China

P Yang, H Yang, J Sardans, C Tong… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Coastal reservoirs are potentially CH4 emission hotspots owing to their biogeochemical role
as the sinks of anthropogenic carbon and nutrients. Yet, the fine-scale spatial variations in …

Effects of an experimental water-level drawdown on methane emissions from a eutrophic reservoir

JJ Beaulieu, DA Balz, MK Birchfield, JA Harrison… - Ecosystems, 2018 - Springer
Reservoirs are a globally significant source of methane (CH 4) to the atmosphere. However,
emission rate estimates may be biased low due to inadequate monitoring during brief …

Estimating drivers and pathways for hydroelectric reservoir methane emissions using a new mechanistic model

KB Delwiche, JA Harrison… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hydroelectric reservoirs can emit significant quantities of methane, particularly through
degassing at turbine outlets. Improved understanding of processes affecting hydroelectric …

Seasonal and diel variability of CO2 emissions from a semiarid hard-water reservoir

L Ran, R Yue, H Shi, X Meng, CN Chan, N Fang… - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Reservoirs represent a key component of the global carbon cycle. However, estimates of
carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions from reservoirs remain poorly constrained due to the …

Methane and nitrous oxide annual emissions from an old eutrophic temperate reservoir

S Descloux, V Chanudet, D Serça, F Guérin - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Two greenhouse gases–methane (CH 4) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O)-were monitored monthly
during one year (2011) at the Eguzon Reservoir in France. The objective of the study was to …

Long-term evolution of greenhouse gas emissions from global reservoirs

X Yan, V Thieu, J Garnier - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The contribution of artificial reservoirs to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been
emphasized in previous studies. In the present study, we collected and updated data on …