The general perception of small run-of-river hydropower plants as renewable energy
sources with little or no environmental impacts has led to a global proliferation of this …

Issues of environmental degradation, finite quantity and uneven spatial distribution of fuels
in nature, and growing demand accentuated by volatility of oil prices have led to the global …

The intensification of the use of different renewable energy sources is essential for the
fulfillment of the Paris Agreement or for achieving the goals of sustainable development. The …

The increasing global demand for energy and the potential environmental impact of
increased energy consumption require greener, safer, and more cost-efficient energy …

This study investigates the influence of the river flow regime type on the e-flows releases
and hydropower production, constrained by eight hydrologically-based e-flows methods. For …

In the modern world, only conventional energy resources cannot fulfil the growing energy
demand. Electricity is a fundamental building block of a technological revolution. Today …

Developing countries around the world are expanding hydropower to meet growing energy
demand. In the Brazilian Amazon,> 200 dams are planned over the next 30 years, and …

Landscape impacts associated with aesthetics have been a persistent cause of opposition
against renewable energy projects. However, the current uncertainty over the spatial extents …

Small streams constitute the majority of the water courses in a catchment and have specific
characteristics that distinguish them from larger streams and rivers. Despite their small size …

Small hydropower plants (SHPs) are proliferating globally, but their cumulative threat to
blocking migratory fish and the fisheries that these fish sustain has been underappreciated …