A critical view on the eco-friendliness of small hydroelectric installations

Premalatha, M.; Tabassum-Abbasi,; Abbasi, Tasneem; Abbasi, S. A.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.11.047

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“…For instance, more than half of US states have renewable portfolio standards that disallow electricity from LHPs, yet they embrace power produced from SHPs (Kao et al 2014), due in part to a perception that "smaller" equates to lower socioecological impact (Gleick 1992). As this viewpoint continues to gain traction in public and political arenas, the lack of scientifically informed regulations (Gleick 1992;Erlewein 2013) (Premalatha et al 2014).…”

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Global proliferation of small hydropower plants – science and policy

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Olden

2018

Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

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Large‐scale electricity policies that embrace renewable resources have led to continued investments in hydropower. Despite evolving viewpoints regarding the sustainability of large hydropower installations, there has been a major increase in support for the widespread development of small hydropower plants (SHPs). A global synthesis reveals that 82,891 SHPs are operating or are under construction (11 SHPs for every one large hydropower plant) and that this number is estimated to triple if all potential generation capacity were to be developed. Fueled by considerable political and economic incentives in recent decades, the growth of SHPs has greatly outpaced available ecological science. We provide evidence for not only the lack of scientifically informed oversight of SHP development but also the limitations of the capacity‐based regulations currently in use. The potential indiscriminate expansion of SHPs under the pretense of promoting sustainable energy is concerning, and we identify several important steps to help ensure new scientific advances, effective management, and policy reform in the future.

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“…As this viewpoint continues to gain traction in public and political arenas, the lack of scientifically informed regulations (Gleick ; Erlewein ) and the potential indiscriminate expansion of SHPs under the pretext of sustainable energy promotion is concerning (Premalatha et al . ).…”

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Global proliferation of small hydropower plants – science and policy

Couto

Olden

2018

Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

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“…It is more concentrated in comparison to wind or solar power resources and is characterized by high adjustability to power demand. However, the recent research has questioned the eco-friendliness and sustainability of SHP [12][13][14][15].…”

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“…Previous research related to SHP in India can be grouped into 6 major areas: promotional strategy and Policy [22][23][24][25], installed capacity and potential [26,27], technology [28,29], optimization of plant [30], sustainability and environment impact [12][13][14][15] and social aspect [16,31]. The objective of this study is to comprehensively review the current status of small hydro power development in India and develop scenarios of growth.…”

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Small hydro power in India: Current status and future perspectives

Mishra¹,

Khare

Agrawal

2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…Generally the harmful materials of estimated global e-waste which is about 35 to 50 million tons per year includes nano-materials that contains lead, chromium, mercury, cadmium and arsenic into environment [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. To control the e-waste, the existed current methods are including reusing, refurbished and recycling process of second-hand electronics.…”

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