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Hydropower Reservoirs—Benefits and Challenges

Abstract

Hydropower reservoirs are key elements in the energy system by the provision of flexible energy services. They are expected to play an even more important role in a fully renewable system with an increasing share of intermittent sources, such as wind and solar power. Besides the production of renewable energy, hydropower with reservoirs are important providers of water-related services such as water for irrigation, supply of drinking water and as means to control droughts and floods. This section describes the challenges and the opportunities in the establishment and operation of hydropower reservoirs. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Category

Encyclopedia chapter

Language

English

Author(s)

  • Tor Haakon Bakken
  • Atle Harby
  • Stefan Liersch
  • Hagen Koch

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Energy Research / Energisystemer
  • Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Year

2022

Publisher

Elsevier

Book

Comprehensive Renewable Energy, Second Edition

ISBN

9780128197349

Page(s)

105 - 125

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