The general perception of small run-of-river hydropower plants as renewable energy
sources with little or no environmental impacts has led to a global proliferation of this …

Large‐scale electricity policies that embrace renewable resources have led to continued
investments in hydropower. Despite evolving viewpoints regarding the sustainability of large …

Recent studies have increasingly demonstrated the widespread existence of spatio-
temporal variations in the abundance and distribution of species of freshwater fishes …

This paper synthesises published literature on run‐of‐river hydropower, highlighting its
potential to affect both the physical and ecological conditions of river systems. The paper …

The transition to renewable energy technologies raises new and important governance
questions. With small hydropower (SHP) expanding as part of renewable energy and …

Hydropower is currently experiencing a boom in southeast Europe. For Romania, the
number of hydropower plants is estimated to be between 545 and 674, but little has been …

Construction of small hydropower plants (< 10 megawatts) is booming worldwide,
exacerbating ongoing habitat fragmentation and degradation, and further fueling biodiversity …

Hydroelectricity is increasingly used worldwide as a source of renewable energy, and many
mountain ranges have dozens or hundreds of hydropower plants, with many more being …

This study has compared the accumulated environmental impacts from 27 small-scale
hydropower plants with 3 large hydropower projects. The results show a slight tendency that …

There has been an increase in the abundance of small hydropower (< 10 MW) installations.
These tend to be 'run-of-river', thereby reducing or averting the need for impoundment and …