The production of electricity using the power of hydro and thermal energies presents a sustainable and renewable energy production technology. Hydropower is a mature technology, used in over 160 countries globally, where the kinetic energy of falling water is converted to electricity in hydropower plants. This book, divided into eight chapters, provides the reader with information on fundamental concepts and terminologies of the hydropower technologies. Each chapter can be read as stand-alone comprehensive content to gain knowledge on a particular area of relevance or interest. Readers are presented with a concise compilation of the best current knowledge on the types, mechanics and sustainability in the planning, management, and operations of hydropower technologies.
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Vierah Hulley is an internationally experienced expert in Environmental and Earth Sciences and Management. She has an extensive vocational background in the areas of environmental policy development, environmental risk management, natural resources management, contaminated site remediation, sustainable development, and spatial analytics. She is the founder and Managing Director of HL Nexus: The Data Imaginarium; a company dedicated to optimizing natural resources management with data science. Vierah holds a master's degree in Geology and a PhD in Geohydrology, with a focus on environmental and spatial science.
Author(s): Vierah Hulley
Publisher: Arcler Press
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: xviii; 245
City: Burlington
Tags: Renewable /Green Energy; Hyropower plant; Water managing
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction to Renewable Hydropower
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Energy Units
1.3. Natural Water Cycle
1.4. Introduction to Hydropower
1.5. Worldwide Status of Hydropower
1.6. Pros and Cons of Hydropower
References
Chapter 2 Small Hydropower Technology
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Plants of Small Hydropower
2.3. Project Costs
2.4. Turbine Selection
References
Chapter 3 Terminologies and Legal Requirements of Hydroelectric Power Systems
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Load Areas
3.3. Reactive and Active Power
3.4. Legal Requirements
3.5. Mechanism of Clean Development: India as an Example
References
Chapter 4 Physical and Technical Fundamentals of Hydropower Plants
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Locating the Hydropower Plant
4.3. Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
4.4. Issues of Sustainability
4.5. Issues of Cost
4.6. Incorporation into the Wider Energy System
4.7. Future Distribution
Reference
Chapter 5 Economics of Hydropower
5.1. Introduction
5.2. The Basic Model for Management of Hydropower Systems
5.3. Costs and Benefits
5.4. Electrical Tariffs
5.5. Hydropower and Other Electricity Generation Technologies
5.6. Additional Issues in Hydropower
5.7. Outlook for Hydropower
References
Chapter 6 Components of Hydropower Plants
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Structural Components
6.3. Supporting Parts
Reference
Chapter 7 Environment Impacts of Hydropower Plants
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Environmental Impact Assessment
7.3. Social Impacts: Resettlement
7.4. Impacts on Biodiversity
7.5. Geological Impacts
7.6. Hydrological Impacts
7.7. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
References
Chapter 8 Hydraulic Turbines and the Use of Ocean Energies
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Theory of Hydro-turbines
8.3. Operational Prospects of Turbines
8.4. Use of Ocean Energies
References
Index
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