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Mapping Sites for Retrofitting non-Powered Dams in Romania as Renewable Power Sources

Abstract

In the context of growing need for energy and the shift to low-carbon energy sources, innovating solutions in the renewable energy sector are encouraged. Currently, hydropower is the largest source of renewable energy in the world and is expected to play a major role in future power systems. Many dams in Romania are not equipped for hydropower generation, and they can represent a potential for new power production in the existing river system, most likely not adding new major environmental impacts to the already regulated systems. This paper presents a methodology to identify and analyze for retrofitting dams having hydropower potential applied on Romanian territory. The data base applied consists of dams and small sills, having any type of use.
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Category

Academic chapter

Language

English

Author(s)

  • Georgiana Dunca
  • Diana Maria Bucur
  • Tor Haakon Bakken
  • Atle Harby
  • Elena Marianne Pummer
  • Marcel Istrate
  • Costel Boariu
  • Costica Roman

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Energy Research / Energisystemer
  • National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest
  • Gheorghe Asachi' Technical University of Iasi
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Year

2023

Publisher

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

Book

2023 13th International Symposium on Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering - ATEE

ISBN

9798350331936

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