The European mountain cryosphere: a review of its current state, trends, and future challenges

M Beniston, D Farinotti, M Stoffel, LM Andreassen… - The …, 2018 - tc.copernicus.org
The mountain cryosphere of mainland Europe is recognized to have important impacts on a
range of environmental processes. In this paper, we provide an overview on the current …

[HTML][HTML] Space-time variability of climate variables and intermittent renewable electricity production–A review

K Engeland, M Borga, JD Creutin, B François… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
A major part of renewable electricity production is characterized by a large degree of
intermittency driven by the natural variability of climate factors such as air temperature, wind …

Abandoning the concept of renewable energy

A Harjanne, JM Korhonen - Energy policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Renewable energy is a widely used term that describes certain types of energy production.
In politics, business and academia, renewable energy is often framed as the key solution to …

Impacts of climate change, policy and Water-Energy-Food nexus on hydropower development

X Zhang, HY Li, ZD Deng, C Ringler, Y Gao, MI Hejazi… - Renewable energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Hydropower plays an important role as the global energy system moves towards a less
carbon-intensive and sustainable future as promoted under the Sustainable Development …

Energy recovery in existing water networks: Towards greater sustainability

M Pérez-Sánchez, FJ Sánchez-Romero, HM Ramos… - Water, 2017 - mdpi.com
Analyses of possible synergies between energy recovery and water management are
essential for achieving sustainable improvements in the performance of irrigation water …

State of the art, shortcomings and future challenges for a sustainable sediment management in hydropower: A review

C Hauer, B Wagner, J Aigner, P Holzapfel… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
It is predicted that 60% of all new energy investments over the next 20 years will be in
renewables. The estimation for new hydropower production is 25% of all new renewables …

A review of hydropower plants in Romania: Distribution, current knowledge, and their effects on fish in headwater streams

G Costea, MT Pusch, D Bănăduc, D Cosmoiu… - … and sustainable energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydropower is currently experiencing a boom in southeast Europe. For Romania, the
number of hydropower plants is estimated to be between 545 and 674, but little has been …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term trend of snow water equivalent in the Italian Alps

N Colombo, M Valt, E Romano, F Salerno, D Godone… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Snow stores a significant amount of water in mountain regions. The decrease of water
storage in the snowpack can have relevant impacts on water supply for mountain and …

Quantifying climate change impacts on hydropower generation and implications on electric grid greenhouse gas emissions and operation

B Tarroja, A AghaKouchak, S Samuelsen - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Here we translate the impacts of climate change on hydropower generation, and discuss
implications on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and operation in California. We integrate …

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 …