Vietnam is a developing country with an ever increasing power demand. The development of power sources are limited mainly to large central power plants using hydropower and traditional fossil fuels. Agriculture still plays a vital role in production activities generating high quantity of residues (biogas, straw, rice husk, etc..). These biomass residues could be a potential source for energy su...

Hydrological forecasting is of primary importance to better inform decision-making on flood management, drought mitigation, water system operations, resources planning, and hydropower generation, among others [...]

Operational policy for hydropower dams must balance energy generation goals with environmental impacts under federal regulation, such as the Endangered Species and the Clean Water Acts. Multiple impoundments, reservoirs, outlet structures, and stochastic weather patterns complicate decision making to minimize impacts on downstream ecosystems. Currently, hydropower management to meet water quali...