Optimal operation of hydropower reservoir systems often needs to optimize multiple conflicting objectives simultaneously. The conflicting objectives result in a Pareto front, which is a set of non-dominated solutions. Non-dominated solutions cannot outperform each other on all the objectives. An optimization framework based on the multi-swarm comprehensive learning particle swarm optimization a...

Future power production in Europe is expected to include large shares of variable wind and solar power production. Norway, with approximately half of the hydropower reservoir capacity in Europe, can contribute to balance the variability. The aim of this paper is to assess how such a role may impact the Norwegian hydropower system in terms of production pattern of the plants, changes in reservoi...

The Zambezi River basin is the fourth largest in Africa. Covering an area of about 1 400 000 km2 that is shared among 8 countries, it is the home of over 30 million people. There are ample opportunities for development in the region, including on the hydropower sector, whose estimated potential still to be exploited amounts to over 8 000 MW. In the future, the Zambezi is thought to be particula...

Many Alpine rivers are affected by hydro-peaking, strong sub-daily fluctuations of discharge caused by intermittent power production from hydropower plants. Adding a retention volume at the outlet of a hydropower plant aims at attenuating hydro-peaking to a level where adverse effects on fish and invertebrates are minimal. The performance of such a retention volume needs to be assessed when ext...

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The objectives of this project are designing and deploying energy in underdeveloped villages provided by its natural resources, in order to generate economic activities that would increase inhabitants’ welfare. Hydropower and solar plants are installed to illuminate the villages and to be utilized in starting the poultry farm as central economic activity. Public library is constructed to open a...

This paper uses neuro-fuzzy programming to perform a comparison between the different electricity power generation options for Jordan. Different systems are considered: in addition to fossil fuel power plants, nuclear, solar, wind, and hydropower systems are evaluated. Based on cost-to-benefit ratios, results show that solar, wind, and hydropower are considered to be the best systems for electr...

This paper presents a metaheuristic approach based on the Honey Bee Mating Algorithm (HBMA) to the problem of hydropower reservoir optimization. As shortage in power resources becomes more and more pressing, the issue of obtaining more power using less primary energy resources, in general, and less water resources, in particular, becomes an important target for the efficient usage of hydropower...

ABSTRCT: Use CFD method to study of the air distribution of certain practical project. By using three-dimensional RNG k-εturbulent model, the air distribution of an underground main workshop in hydropower station with heat source at non-isothermal condition has been designed by means of numerical simulation. Solve the controlling equations by using the soft ware of computational fluid dynamics ...