Tag Archives: Hydropower
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Powering Non-Powered Dams: Hydropower Scouting
The United States has about 80,000 dams that do not produce power. Some of this infrastructure can potentially be used to develop hydropower plants at a lower capital cost. This paper discusses the associated challenges and emerging innovative technologies.
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Hydropower Technology Landscape
This technical brief discusses various aspects of hydropower, including technologies, market outlook, capital costs, operations and maintenance costs, regulations and policies, and R&D.
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Recent Research on the Effect of Light on Outmigrating Eels and Recent Advancements in Lighting Technology
This is a review of studies between 2007 and 2015 evaluating the use of light to aid downstream passage of adult eels at hydropower projects. It includes primary literature (peer-reviewed and published in journals) and unpublished studies.
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Downstream Passage Technologies for American Eel
During downstream migration, some American eel are killed or injured in hydropower turbines. This report evaluates technologies to facilitate safe downstream passage.
