[HTML][HTML] Towards a smart water city: A comprehensive review of applications, data requirements, and communication technologies for integrated management

M Oberascher, W Rauch, R Sitzenfrei - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Smart cities are an innovate concept for managing urban cities to enhance sustainability and
increase quality of life for citizens. Although urban water infrastructure (UWI) performs …

Renewable energies and ecosystem service impacts

R Hastik, S Basso, C Geitner, C Haida… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Expansion of renewable energies (= RE) is a key measure in climate change mitigation. For
this expansion mountainous areas are regarded as specifically suitable because of their …

Energy recovery from water distribution networks using micro hydropower: A case study in Iran

M Hamlehdar, H Yousefi, Y Noorollahi, M Mohammadi - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In the water distribution network (WDN), there could be considerable potential for power
production due to water pressure surplus and head difference inside the water pipes. In …

[HTML][HTML] Automatic generation of water distribution systems based on GIS data

R Sitzenfrei, M Möderl, W Rauch - Environmental modelling & software, 2013 - Elsevier
In the field of water distribution system (WDS) analysis, case study research is needed for
testing or benchmarking optimisation strategies and newly developed software. However …

Long-time simulation of water distribution systems for the design of small hydropower systems

R Sitzenfrei, J von Leon - Renewable energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The implementation of small hydropower systems (SHPS) in existing Alpine Water
distribution systems (WDS) is a meaningful strategy for the reduction of CO 2 emissions …

[HTML][HTML] Smart hydropower water distribution networks, use of artificial intelligence methods and metaheuristic algorithms to generate energy from existing water …

D Karakatsanis, N Theodossiou - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the possibility of installing small hydraulic turbines in existing water-supply
networks, which exploit the daily pressure fluctuations in order to produce energy, is …

Conduit-hydropower potential in the City of Tshwane water distribution system: A discussion of potential applications, financial and other benefits

I Loots, M Van Dijk, SJ Van Vuuren… - Journal of the South …, 2014 - journals.co.za
In water distribution networks, water is often fed under gravity from a higher reservoir to
another reservoir at a lower level. The residual pressure head at the receiving reservoir is …

Optimizing small hydropower systems in water distribution systems based on long-time-series simulation and future scenarios

R Sitzenfrei, W Rauch - Journal of Water Resources Planning and …, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
The aim of this work is to analyze the extent to which the demand-related uncertainty and
long-term effects impact the optimization of the operation of a small hydropower system …

Design and optimization of small hydropower systems in water distribution networks under consideration of rehabilitation measures

R Sitzenfrei, D Berger, W Rauch - Urban Water Journal, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Small hydro power systems (SHPSs) are increasingly installed in water distribution systems
(WDSs). With only minor adaptations in a WDS, pressure surplus can be utilised. In such …

[HTML][HTML] Optimisation of Small Hydropower Units in Water Distribution Systems by Demand Forecasting

M Oberascher, L Schartner, R Sitzenfrei - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The potential of water supply systems for renewable electrical energy production is
frequently utilised by a small-scale hydropower unit (SHPU) that utilises the surplus water or …