[HTML][HTML] Impacts of hydropeaking: A systematic review

NJ Bipa, G Stradiotti, M Righetti, GR Pisaturo - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydropower is commonly considered a renewable energy source. Nevertheless, this does
not imply an absence of impacts on the riverine ecosystem, the extent of which is expected …

The effects of hydropeaking on riverine plants: a review

MD Bejarano, R Jansson, C Nilsson - Biological Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hydropeaking refers to frequent, rapid and short‐term fluctuations in water flow and water
levels downstream and upstream of hydropower stations. Such fluctuations are becoming …

[HTML][HTML] 100 key questions to guide hydropeaking research and policy

DS Hayes, MC Bruno, M Alp, I Boavida… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the share of renewable energy grows worldwide, flexible energy production from peak-
operating hydropower and the phenomenon of hydropeaking have received increasing …

Characterizing effects of hydropower plants on sub-daily flow regimes

MD Bejarano, Á Sordo-Ward, C Alonso, C Nilsson - Journal of hydrology, 2017 - Elsevier
A characterization of short-term changes in river flow is essential for understanding the
ecological effects of hydropower plants, which operate by turning the turbines on or off to …

Longitudinal assessment of hydropeaking impacts on various scales for an improved process understanding and the design of mitigation measures

C Hauer, P Holzapfel, P Leitner, W Graf - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Hydropeaking is one of the main pressures on the aquatic ecology in alpine rivers. Beside
studies on abiotic process and biotic response on the local scale there is a lack in process …

The ups and downs of hydropeaking: a Canadian perspective on the need for, and ecological costs of, peaking hydropower production

KE Smokorowski - Hydrobiologia, 2022 - Springer
Hydropeaking refers to the mode of hydropower dam operation where sub-daily changes in
flow are used to vary the generation of electricity in accordance with demand. A typical …

Moving waters to mitigate hydropeaking: A case study from the Italian Alps

MC Bruno, F Vallefuoco, A Casari… - River Research and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We assessed the effect of a hydropeaking diversion mitigation measure that allows for
additional hydropower production, which markedly reduced hydropeaking on a 10‐km …

Artificial light at night decreases biomass and alters community composition of benthic primary producers in a sub‐alpine stream

M Grubisic, G Singer, MC Bruno… - Limnology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is recognized as a contributor to environmental change and a
biodiversity threat on a global scale. Despite its widespread use and numerous potential …

Nervous habitat patches: The effect of hydropeaking on habitat dynamics

N Bätz, C Judes, C Weber - River Research and Applications, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alteration in the river flow regime due to intermittent hydropower production (ie,
hydropeaking) leads to biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation worldwide. Due to the …

Hydrological controls on river network connectivity

S Garbin, EA Celegon, P Fanton… - Royal Society open …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This study proposes a probabilistic approach for the quantitative assessment of reach-and
network-scale hydrological connectivity as dictated by river flow space–time variability …