Potential effects of climate change and solar radiation modification on renewable energy resources

A Kumler, B Kravitz, C Draxl, L Vimmerstedt… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Solar radiation modification (SRM) is a possible deliberate approach to decrease or reflect
incoming solar radiation with the goal of reducing global temperatures, which have …

Hydropower capacity factors trending down in the United States

SWD Turner, GR Ghimire, C Hansen, D Singh… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The United States hydropower fleet has faced increasing environmental and
regulatory pressures over the last half century, potentially constraining total generation. Here …

Multi-scale impacts of climate change on hydropower for long-term water-energy planning in the contiguous United States

D Broman, N Voisin, SC Kao… - Environmental …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Climate change impacts on watersheds can potentially exacerbate water scarcity issues
where water serves multiple purposes including hydropower. The long-term management of …

Hydropower Scheduling Toolchains: Comparing Experiences in Brazil, Norway, and USA and Implications for Synergistic Research

A Helseth, ACG Melo, QM Ploussard, B Mo… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
While hydropower scheduling is a well-defined problem, there are institutional differences
that need to be identified to promote constructive and synergistic research. We study how …

Insights from Dayflow: A historical streamflow reanalysis dataset for the conterminous United States

GR Ghimire, C Hansen, S Gangrade… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reconstructed historical streamflow time series can supplement limited streamflow gauge
observations. However, there are common challenges of typical modeling approaches …

Enhancing resilience: Integrating future flood modeling and socio-economic analysis in the face of climate change impacts

NP Memarsadeghi, S Rowan, AW Sisco… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
As climate change intensifies, future floods will become more severe in some areas with
geographic variation, necessitating that local and regional governments implement systems …

Evaluating the intensity, duration and frequency of flexible energy resources needed in a zero-emission, hydropower reliant power system

K Doering, CL Anderson… - Oxford Open …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Rapid increases in global temperature are motivating governments to restructure the energy
sector towards emissions-free electricity generation. One of the key factors affecting the …

Climate-driven shifts in freshwater biodiversity will impact mitigation costs for hydropower

HS Yoon, F Corsi, A Miara, JN Welch… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change is forecasted to drastically alter freshwater fish and mussel species
distribution. Hydropower dam reservoirs, which modify downstream thermal regimes, may …

Indicators of thermal alteration in US waters reveal patterns of climate risk at the energy-water nexus

HI Jager, K Manning, JN Welch, F Corsi, A Miara… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic changes in water temperature can pose significant risk to thermoelectric and
hydroelectric generation. In this study, we developed indicators of thermal risk (ITRs) to …

Simple process-led algorithms for simulating habitats (SPLASH v. 2.0): robust calculations of water and energy fluxes

D Sandoval, IC Prentice… - Geoscientific Model …, 2024 - gmd.copernicus.org
The current representation of key processes in land surface models (LSMs) for estimating
water and energy balances still relies heavily on empirical equations that require calibration …