Burden of proof: A comprehensive review of the feasibility of 100% renewable-electricity systems

BP Heard, BW Brook, TML Wigley… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
An effective response to climate change demands rapid replacement of fossil carbon energy
sources. This must occur concurrently with an ongoing rise in total global energy …

Governing the transition to renewable energy: A review of impacts and policy issues in the small hydropower boom

S Kelly-Richards, N Silber-Coats, A Crootof, D Tecklin… - Energy Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
The transition to renewable energy technologies raises new and important governance
questions. With small hydropower (SHP) expanding as part of renewable energy and …

Techno-economic evaluation of small hydro power plants in Greece: a complete sensitivity analysis

JK Kaldellis, DS Vlachou, G Korbakis - Energy Policy, 2005 - Elsevier
Hydropower has by far been the most mature renewable energy resource used for electricity
generation in our planet. Recently, the investors' interest was whipped up by the mass …

Optimal installation of small hydropower plant—A review

S Mishra, SK Singal, DK Khatod - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
Most of the countries have access to large amounts of water through rivers and canal. With
this renewable resource, electricity can be generated without polluting the environment …

A toolbox for the optimal design of run-of-river hydropower plants

V Yildiz, JA Vrugt - Environmental modelling & software, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydroelectric power is a relatively cheap, reliable, sustainable, and renewable source of
energy that can be generated without toxic waste and considerably lower emissions of …

Site location analysis for small hydropower using geo-spatial information system

CS Yi, JH Lee, MP Shim - Renewable Energy, 2010 - Elsevier
Recently, the necessity for develo** small hydropower (SHP) plants has emerged due to
the increase in environmental concerns. Although there remains an abundant of potential …

Techno-economical method for the capacity sizing of a small hydropower plant

A Santolin, G Cavazzini, G Pavesi, G Ardizzon… - Energy Conversion and …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper presents a method for the capacity sizing of a small hydropower plant on the
basis of techno-economical analyses of the flow duration curve. Seven technical and …

The contribution of small hydro power stations to the electricity generation in Greece: Technical and economic considerations

JK Kaldellis - Energy policy, 2007 - Elsevier
Hydropower is the most widely used renewable energy source worldwide, contributing
almost with 18.5% to the fulfillment of the planet electricity generation. However, most …

A simple method to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of micro hydro power plants in existing irrigation systems

DA Zema, A Nicotra, V Tamburino, SM Zimbone - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
A simple method is proposed to site turbines and choose their power output, evaluate costs
and incomes and provide useful indications for Micro Hydro Power (MHP) plant design in …

Biomass energy surveying and techno-economic assessment of suitable CHP system installations

DP Papadopoulos, PA Katsigiannis - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2002 - Elsevier
This paper presents a developed general computer program, which is a flexible
computational tool for biomass energy surveying of an interested wide geographical area …