Hydropower is a rapidly develo** and globally important source of renewable electricity.
Globally, over 60% of rivers longer than 500 km are already fragmented and thousands of …

Fine sediment represents an important part of the solid flux of rivers. Due to the size of these
particles, they are often transported as suspended load. They gradually fill the pores of the …

Renewable energy system development and improved operation can mitigate climate
change. In many regions, hydropower is called to counterbalance the temporal variability of …

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 …

Hydroelectric power plants managed in response to sub-daily changes of the electricity
market undergo rapid variations of turbine discharge, entailing quickly fluctuating water …

Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. and brown trout Salmo trutta fario L. are species of high socio‐
economic and ecological value. Declining populations make them target species of fisheries …

Hydropower globally represents the main source of renewable energy, and provides several
benefits, eg, water storage and flexibility; on the other hand, it may cause significant impacts …

As the share of renewable energy grows worldwide, flexible energy production from peak-
operating hydropower and the phenomenon of hydropeaking have received increasing …

Flow is a major driver of processes sha** physical habitat in streams and a major
determinant of biotic composition. Flow fiuctuations play an important role in the survival and …

Intermittent water releases from hydropower plants, called hydropeaking, negatively affect
river biota. The impacts mainly depend on hydrological alterations, but changes in physical …