Climate change and the hydropower sector: A global review

A Wasti, P Ray, S Wi, C Folch… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Renewable sources of electricity, such as solar and wind, need to be paired with sources of
reliable baseload. Hydropower is a renewable, low‐emission source of electricity baseload …

[HTML][HTML] Forecasting the inevitable: A review on the impacts of climate change on renewable energy resources

MA Russo, D Carvalho, N Martins, A Monteiro - … Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the relationship and quantifying the impacts of climate change on energy
production is key to meeting our objectives and achieving a sustainable future. Here we …

Assessing concurrent effects of climate change on hydropower supply, electricity demand, and greenhouse gas emissions in the Upper Yangtze River Basin of China

P Qin, H Xu, M Liu, C Xiao, KE Forrest, S Samuelsen… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydropower importantly provides flexible low-carbon electricity, however, climate change
will affect the hydropower system through altering hydrologic regimes while also affecting …

Climate change impacts on Three Gorges Reservoir impoundment and hydropower generation

P Qin, H Xu, M Liu, L Du, C Xiao, L Liu, B Tarroja - Journal of Hydrology, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change is expected to alter regional hydrological regimes, affecting the operation
and performance of reservoirs and hydropower facilities. This study examines the impacts of …

Energy critical infrastructures at risk from climate change: A state of the art review

CV Mikellidou, LM Shakou, G Boustras, C Dimopoulos - Safety Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Critical Infrastructure Protection is a relatively new scientific domain stemming from
an American Presidential directive PDD-63 of May 1998. Critical Infrastructure (CI) …

Impact of climate change and water use policies on hydropower potential in the south-eastern Alpine region

B Majone, F Villa, R Deidda, A Bellin - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Climate change is expected to cause alterations of streamflow regimes in the Alpine region,
with possible relevant consequences for several socio-economic sectors including …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term hydropower optimization driven by innovative time-adapting econometric model

D Avesani, A Zanfei, N Di Marco, A Galletti… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The ongoing transformation of the electricity market has reshaped the hydropower
production paradigm for storage reservoir systems, with a shift from strategies oriented …

Projected impacts of climate change on hydropower potential in China

X Liu, Q Tang, N Voisin, H Cui - Hydrology and Earth System …, 2016 - hess.copernicus.org
Hydropower is an important renewable energy source in China, but it is sensitive to climate
change, because the changing climate may alter hydrological conditions (eg, river flow and …

Impacts of climate change on stream flow and hydro power generation in the Alpine region

T Wagner, M Themeßl, A Schüppel, A Gobiet… - Environmental Earth …, 2017 - Springer
Electricity generated by hydro power is the most widely used form of renewable energy, and
as such, its vulnerability to climate change is of great interest. The aim of this work is to …

Projecting hydropower production under future climates: a guide for decision‐makers and modelers to interpret and design climate change impact assessments

B Schaefli - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Hydropower is a key energy source in almost all world regions. It fuels social and economic
development, ensures electricity security, and is a pillar for renewable electricity production …