Small Hydropower in the Baltic States—Current Status and Potential for Future Development

Autor: Linas Jurevičius, Egidijus Kasiulis, Petras Punys, Algis Kvaraciejus, Antanas Dumbrauskas
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Control and Optimization
potential
small hydropower
020209 energy
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Distribution (economics)
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
lcsh:Technology
Energija. Energetika / Energy. Energetics
Lietuva (Lithuania)
Latvija (Latvia)
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Environmental planning
Estija (Estonia)
Hydropower
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Small hydro
Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment
business.industry
lcsh:T
Micro hydro
current status
Building and Construction
historic nonpowered sites
Renewable energy
Geography
Electricity generation
micro-hydro
protected areas
Baltic States
Electricity
Baltijos šalys (Baltic States)
Natura 2000
business
Energy (miscellaneous)
Zdroj: Energies; Volume 13; Issue 24; Pages: 6731
Energies, Vol 13, Iss 6731, p 6731 (2020)
Energies (Basel) 2020, 13, 6731, 21 p.
ISSN: 1996-1073
DOI: 10.3390/en13246731
Popis: Small hydropower (SHP) plays an important role in the Baltic States as a reliable and efficient source of electricity from renewable sources. This study presents the historical development, current status, and possible trends for the future development of SHP in the Baltic States with insights into the legal background and development policies for SHP in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. For the assessment of hydraulic structures in the Baltic States, the historical data was used supplemented with data from hydropower associations, the national departments of statistics, electricity transmission systems operators, etc. The currently recommended best practice for SHP development is the utilisation of existing sites with available infrastructure. These include old water mill sites and existing dam sites, which, in the Baltic States, number more than 1500. The majority of these sites have their power potential attributed to micro-hydro (
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