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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"hydroelectricity"”.
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Transforming Waters: Hydroelectricity, State Making, and Social Changes in Twentieth-Century China
… country into discussion. Through the history of hydroelectricity, it examines how Chinese elites responded to the global trend of the rise of “white coal” after World War I, how the Chinese Nationalists and Japanese tried to apply this technology to energize national resistance and imperial …
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Small-Hydroelectricity and Landscape Change in the Bitterroot Mountains: Public Perceptions and Attitudes
Newman, Chad, M.A. December 2007 Geography Small-Hydroelectricity and Landscape Change in the Bitterroot Mountains: Public Perceptions and Attitudes Chairperson: Dr. David D. Shively The development and use of renewable energy resources within America has made significant progress over the last two …
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Small-Hydroelectricity and Landscape Change in the Bitterroot Mountains: Public Perceptions and Attitudes
Newman, Chad, M.A. December 2007 Geography Small-Hydroelectricity and Landscape Change in the Bitterroot Mountains: Public Perceptions and Attitudes Chairperson: Dr. David D. Shively The development and use of renewable energy resources within America has made significant progress over the last two …
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Exploring Environmental Justice in Small-Scale Hydroelectricity Power Plant (HPP) Development in Rural Turkey
This research examines the recent hydroelectricity power plant (HPP) phase of Turkey’s water management within the context of environmental justice. Approximately 2000 smallscale HPPs have been planned and/or constructed in Turkey, mostly in its rural parts since 2001. Yet these HPPs have aroused …
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Geomorphic Consequences of Hydroelectricity and Transportation Development near Celilo Falls, Lower Mid-Columbia River, Washington
… However, the effect of transportation and hydroelectricity developments to eolian landforms on the floodplains and adjoining slopes have not been studied. Focusing on 2,800 acres near Celilo Falls, this study 1) establishes a baseline condition of eolian landforms from 1805 to 1900; 2) …
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Prefeasibility study for a small hydro project
A prefeasibility study for the production of hydroelectricity on the Kruisvallei 190 farm was conducted. The work progression included a site assessment, preliminary layout design, a basic technical specification, and production and financial analyses.
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How Can Low-Carbon Energy Dematerialize the Economy? Technological Transitions and the Political Economy of Electricity Generation
… effects. Chapter 3 traces the development of hydroelectricity in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, and subsequent growth of the region’s consumption of fossil fuels. This history illustrates an example of the displacement paradox, whereby the growth of an alternative fuel (hydroelectricity) …
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Screening model optimization for Panay River Basin planning in the Philippines
… planning to mitigate flood damages, to produce hydroelectricity, and to increase irrigated rice areas. The goal of this study was to provide the optimal design parameters for facilities potentially to be placed in the basin and the water management variables associated with operating these …
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The making of a multiple purpose dam : engineering culture, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and Grand Coulee Dam, 1917-1942
… uses: navigation, flood control, irrigation, and hydroelectricity production. They financed these dams by allocating the costs among uses and then obtaining funds either through federal grants (for navigation and flood control) or loans (for irrigation and hydroelectricity). Engineers frequently …
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Optimal reservoir operation using stochastic model predictive control
… to maximize the revenue generated from the hydroelectricity while simultaneously obeying several exogenous constraints. An ensemble based version of the stochastic MPC technique is studied and applied to the reservoir to determine the optimal water release strategies. Further analysis is …
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Global Capitalism and the Energy Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities Associated with a Transition to Renewables
… With reference to renewables, a transition to hydroelectricity, in particular small-scale hydropower plants, could decrease long-term energy costs, aid in providing a secure energy supply and reduce the effects of climate change. Energy and natural resources are a critical component of any …
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On Impacts of Economic Growth
… an "electricity ladder", substituting away from hydroelectricity and oil-fired electricity and toward electricity generated using coal and natural gas, and finally to nuclear power and modern renewables such as wind power. The extent to which countries climb the electricity ladder as they develop …
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On Impacts of Economic Growth
… an "electricity ladder", substituting away from hydroelectricity and oil-fired electricity and toward electricity generated using coal and natural gas, and finally to nuclear power and modern renewables such as wind power. The extent to which countries climb the electricity ladder as they develop …
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Perfil do setor energético no Brasil
… share of renewable sources 39.4% and the use of hydroelectricity 11.5%, and other clean sources. The purpose of this work focuses on the energy profile of Brazil from its composition of supply and consumption patterns, analyzing national energy balances in the 2000-2014 period using qualitative …
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Effective Mitigation of Sedimentation on Riparian Riverbeds and Salmonid Populations After Dam Removal
… while providing cities with potable water, hydroelectricity, and irrigation. With increasing knowledge of how dams negatively affect the riparian ecosystem and various polices, dam removals are increasing in popularly. However, a major concern with dam removal projects is the release of …
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The Swift Water Place: Water Quality, Fish Ecology, and Hydropower in the Merrimack River since the Time of Thoreau
… were put back to work generating cheap local hydroelectricity. While some anadromous fish came back to a cleaner river, many did not. The legacy ecosystem of the Merrimack River today reveals how the tension between industry and nature continues to define the priorities that shape local …
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The Impact of Privatization on Employees’ Quality of Work Life (QWL): The Case of Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) and Tanzania Electricity Supply Company (TANESCO)
… es Salaam, Ilala, Kinondoni and Morogoro Kidatu Hydroelectricity power generation station, were covered. The findings revealed significantly positive impact on employees’ QWL, with regard to Conditions of work attributes of organization of work, health and safety and supervisors – employees’ …
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The Impact of Privatization on Employees’ Quality of Work Life: the Case of Tanzania Breweries Limited and Tanzania Electricity Supply Company Limited
… es Salaam, Ilala, Kinondoni and Morogoro Kidatu Hydroelectricity power generation station, were covered. The findings revealed significantly positive impact on employees’ QWL, with regard to Conditions of work attributes of organization of work, health and safety and supervisors – employees’ …
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Aymara perspectives: Ethnoecological studies in Andean communities of northern Chile
… waters of the Rio Lauca to the arid coast for hydroelectricity and irrigation, and Chilean national park policies regarding Aymara communities, their natural resources and cultural properties within Parque Nacional Lauca, the International Biosphere Reserve, are examined from the perspectives …
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Operational and economic feasibility of 100% renewable electricity scenarios for Australia
… that reliability is maintained with existing hydroelectricity generation and limited bioenergy consumption. A range of RE100 systems are found to meet the NEM reliability standard. The principal challenge is meeting peak demand on winter evenings following overcast days when CST storage is …
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