There are several reasons to explain why transmission system loading is less than 100%. These reasons include: (i) reliability, (ii) uncertainties associated with the demand growth forecast and (iii) different dispatch scenarios due to Renewable Energy Sources (RES), i.e., hydroelectricity, modern biomass, wind and solar power. The combination of these facts leads to high investments in the tra...

Countries encounter conflicting policy options in reaching fast development goals due to high resource use, rapid economic expansion, and environmental degradation. Thus, the present research examined connection between CO2 emissions urbanization, globalization, hydroelectricity, expansion China utilizing data spanning period 1985 2018. The novel quantile-on-quantile (QQ) quantile regression (Q...

Humans have altered ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than ever, largely to meet rapidly growing demands for resources along with economic development. These demands have been considered important drivers of ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss. Are humans becoming less dependent on ecosystem services and biodiversity following economic development? Here, we used roundwood producti...

Abstract Hydroelectricity is critical for decarbonizing global energy production, but hydropower plants affect rivers, disrupt their continuity, and threaten migrating fishes. This puts hydroelectricity production in conflict with efforts to protect threatened species re-connect fragmented ecosystems. Assessing the impact of on fishes will support informed decision-making during planning, commi...

Hydroelectricity is the main renewable energy which is produced in France (over 10% of the country annual production). It provides a clean (no greenhouse gases emissions) and fast-usable energy that is cheap and substitutable for the thermal one. We address the question of the production management of cascadeinterconnected dams by means of a finite-horizon Markov decision process. Solving such ...

A simple econometric model predicting the effects of key drivers climate change on real GDP is constructed. It shows quantitatively how affected by carbon dioxide emissions and energy produced from renewable sources (excluding hydroelectricity). Moreover, also demonstrates that increasing consumption using fossil fuels at expense negatively impacts GDP.

Hydroelectric projects are often pursued on the promise of economic development and environmental co-benefits as a source low-carbon energy. We analyse case Muskrat Falls hydropower mega-project (located in Labrador, Canada) to understand why this project failed live up its promised benefits, but instead delivered double disaster cost risk. The key concepts anti-reflexivity deep stories help us...