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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583594403321

Autore

Rutschmann Peter

Titolo

Novel Developments for Sustainable Hydropower

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, : Springer Nature, 2022

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022

©2022

ISBN

3-030-99138-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

KampaEleftheria

WolterChristian

AlbayrakIsmail

DavidLaurent

StoltzUlli

SchlettererMartin

Soggetti

The environment

Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology

Energy technology & engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This open access book presents (selected) new and innovative developments for sustainable and fish-friendly hydropower. It offers unique insights into the challenges, practices and policies of hydropower developments across 8 European countries, providing examples from on-site studies and European-wide analyses. The case studies throughout the book are practical “real-world” examples, which are intended to serve as inspiration for anyone who would like to know more about how solutions for more sustainable hydropower production can be designed and implemented. Hydropower is an important renewable energy source, which, however, can also impact aquatic ecosystems, fish populations and hydro-morphology. EU and national water, environmental and energy legislation strive for sustainable energy and water resource management as well as the protection of



important habitats and species. These have an effect on the requirements and decision making processes for hydropower planning, commissioning and operation. With a high variety of measures existing and site-specific conditions as well as national and EU level legal requirements to consider, it can be difficult to determine, what issues to address and which measures to implement.