Detail publikačního výsledku

A state-of-the-art review of greenhouse gas emissions from Indian hydropower reservoirs

Kumar, A., Yu, Z.-G., Klemeš, J.J., Bokhari, A.

Originální název

A state-of-the-art review of greenhouse gas emissions from Indian hydropower reservoirs

Anglický název

A state-of-the-art review of greenhouse gas emissions from Indian hydropower reservoirs

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Originální abstrakt

Hydropower is one of the widely used renewable energy sources and contributing a huge share in overall electricity generation in developing countries like India. A few decades ago, hydropower reservoirs were found to be a clean source of renewable energy, but after the pre-industrial era (1990s), these reservoirs were emitting a significant amount of greenhouse gases (GHG). The GHG are contributing a huge share to the regional/global carbon budget. The current study represents the first regional review and focuses on: present scenarios of Indian hydropower, environmental issues, constraints in dam construction, identified key predictors (i.e., age, depth of reservoir) impacting GHG potential, GHG risk to reservoirs, and suggested mitigation measures to the way forward for the sustainable planning of hydropower development. The review reveals that most Indian hydropower reservoirs are coming under the low to medium GHG risk of reservoirs. Small hydropower projects (SHPs) are deliberated as a worthy alternative for the sustainable management of hydropower projects. There are still many issues associated with SHPs, which cannot be neglected completely. This study provides baseline information to the hydropower industries, policy-makers, environmentalists, and water managers to take corrective measures before impoundment of a reservoir at the regional and global scale.

Anglický abstrakt

Hydropower is one of the widely used renewable energy sources and contributing a huge share in overall electricity generation in developing countries like India. A few decades ago, hydropower reservoirs were found to be a clean source of renewable energy, but after the pre-industrial era (1990s), these reservoirs were emitting a significant amount of greenhouse gases (GHG). The GHG are contributing a huge share to the regional/global carbon budget. The current study represents the first regional review and focuses on: present scenarios of Indian hydropower, environmental issues, constraints in dam construction, identified key predictors (i.e., age, depth of reservoir) impacting GHG potential, GHG risk to reservoirs, and suggested mitigation measures to the way forward for the sustainable planning of hydropower development. The review reveals that most Indian hydropower reservoirs are coming under the low to medium GHG risk of reservoirs. Small hydropower projects (SHPs) are deliberated as a worthy alternative for the sustainable management of hydropower projects. There are still many issues associated with SHPs, which cannot be neglected completely. This study provides baseline information to the hydropower industries, policy-makers, environmentalists, and water managers to take corrective measures before impoundment of a reservoir at the regional and global scale.

Klíčová slova

Carbon-emissions mitigation; Climate change; GHG emission; hydropower; Renewable

Klíčová slova v angličtině

Carbon-emissions mitigation; Climate change; GHG emission; hydropower; Renewable

Autoři

Kumar, A., Yu, Z.-G., Klemeš, J.J., Bokhari, A.

Rok RIV

2022

Vydáno

20.10.2021

Nakladatel

Elsevier, Ltd.

Místo

ELSEVIER SCI LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND

ISSN

0959-6526

Periodikum

Journal of Cleaner Production

Číslo

320

Stát

Spojené státy americké

Strany od

128806

Strany do

128806

Strany počet

13

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652621030043?via%3Dihub

BibTex

@article{BUT172446,
  author="Jiří {Klemeš} and Syed Awais Ali Shah {Bokhari}",
  title="A state-of-the-art review of greenhouse gas emissions from Indian hydropower reservoirs",
  journal="Journal of Cleaner Production",
  year="2021",
  number="320",
  pages="128806--128806",
  doi="10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128806",
  issn="0959-6526",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652621030043?via%3Dihub"
}