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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"hydroelectric dam"”.
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Stochastic optimization of hydroelectric dam operations on the Biobio River in Chile
… operations through a case study of the 2-dam system, consisting of the Pangue and Ralco dams, on the Biobio River. This analysis includes results from an optimization model built in GAMS (General Algebraic Modeling System) and two simulations built in MATLAB by the author to assess the …
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Financing infrastructure development in Mexico through public-private partnerships : the Huites hydroelectric dam
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1994.
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Water quality and sedimentation implications of installing a hydroelectric dam on the Río Baker in Chilean Patagonia
… energy giant Endesa, has proposed to build two hydroelectric dams on the Rio Baker in the Aysin Region of Chilean Patagonia. The proposed dams have been met with a variety of opposition and support from various parties throughout the world. Opponents of the dams argue that dam installation is …
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Framework for optimizing survivability in complex systems
… the nation's critical infrastructure such as hydroelectric dams' survivability at risk. Maximizing resiliency in complex systems can be viewed as a multi-objective optimization that includes system performance, survivability, economic and social factors. Systems requiring high survivability: a …
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Itaipú: Gender, Community, and Work in the Alto Paraná Borderlands, Brazil and Paraguay, 1954-1989.
… would become the site of the worlds largest hydroelectric dam, Itaipú Binacional. During the period 1974-1991, the dam was constructed as a joint venture between the military regimes of Brazil and Paraguay and thousands of workers and their families migrated to the borderlands in search of …
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Pequenos mamíferos terrestres do cerrado (Rodentia: Didelphimorphia): seleção de habitats, áreas de vida e padrões direcionais de deslocamento
… Goiás, was studied in an area of 2,0 ha near the hydroelectric dam of Serra da Mesa. The community studied showed a high value of species richness when compared to other areas of Cerrado and rainforest sites. The relative abundance of species, on the other hand, indicated that rarity is a very …
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The Appalachian Power Company Along the New River: The Defeat of the Blue Ridge Project in Historical Perspective
… From then until the 1940s, it built a few small dams, a very large hydroelectric dam with the highest generating capacity of its time, and the largest steam plant in Virginia on the New River. Besides a few navigation issues, conflicting developments, and brief clashes with the federal …
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The Bui Dam impact on Ghana-China relations : transparency, accountability and development outcomes from China's Sino Hydro Dam Project in Ghana
… wise. This thesis examines the Bui hydroelectric dam project, which is currently under construction in Ghana by Sino Hydro (Chinese Company), with financing coming from the Chinese government through the Exim Bank of China. It compares how the Akosombo that was financed by the World …
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Conservation genetics of conflict in the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus
… value before and after the construction of a hydroelectric dam. The results revealed a seasonally shifting population, unique from the previous occupants of the plateau, and a decline in genetic diversity. In the final study, genetic data from across the species’ range was used to identify …
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A shift in power
After almost 80 years of the Kerr Dam operating on reservation land, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are preparing to become the sole owners of the dam in 2015. The takeover of Kerr Dam would mark a major milestone in a century-long battle of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes …
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A shift in power
After almost 80 years of the Kerr Dam operating on reservation land, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are preparing to become the sole owners of the dam in 2015. The takeover of Kerr Dam would mark a major milestone in a century-long battle of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes …
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Foraging ecology of bald eagles on the northern Chesapeake Bay with an examination of techniques used in the study of bald eagle food habits
… were captured frequently by eagles below a hydroelectric dam on the Susquehanna River in November and December, and also were taken frequently throughout the study area during a winter when ice cover was extensive. Shad were not commonly available during a milder winter. From April through …
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Three essays in applied microeconomics on contemporary Chinese economic issues
… chapter studies the impacts of the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) on climate change and agricultural production. Can man-made megaprojects, such as hydroelectric dams, cause permanent climate change by dramatically altering natural landscapes? Using a difference-in-differences empirical design, we …