A New Application of Flow Duration Curve (FDC) in Designing Run-of-River Power Plants

Liucci, Luisa; Valigi, Daniela; Casadei, Stefano

doi:10.1007/s11269-014-0523-4

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“…For each of these points, the simulated series have been used to construct the flow-duration curve. Flow-duration curves are of interest for many hydrological applications [32] and they are frequently used in the design of run-of-river plants [33]. A flow-duration curve indicates the percentage of time that the river flow is expected to equal or exceed some given values.…”

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Identification of Potential Locations for Run-of-River Hydropower Plants Using a GIS-Based Procedure

2019

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The increasing demand for renewable and sustainable energy sources has encouraged the development of small run-of-river plants. Preliminary studies are required to assess the technical and economic feasibility of such plants. In this context, the identification of optimal potential run-of-river sites has become a key issue. In this paper, an approach that is based on GIS tools coupled with a hydrological model has been applied to detect potential locations for a run-of-river plant. A great number of locations has been analyzed to identify those that could assure the achievement of different thresholds of potential power. The environmental and economic feasibility for small hydropower projects in these locations has been assessed and a multi-objective analysis has been carried out to highlight the most profitable configurations. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) has been calibrated to simulate runoff in the Taw at Umberleigh catchment (South West England). The results showed that, in the area of study, different locations could be selected as suitable for run-of-river plants.

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Section: Flow-duration Curvesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identification of Potential Locations for Run-of-River Hydropower Plants Using a GIS-Based Procedure

2019

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“…To evaluate the behaviour of the Puelo River during the summer of 2016 we generated a flow duration curve with the streamflow data gathered between 1950 and 2016. This approach is commonly used to analyse streamflow series with large data sets 19 , 39 .…”

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Hydroclimatic conditions trigger record harmful algal bloom in western Patagonia (summer 2016)

León‐Muñoz

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A harmful algal bloom (HAB) of the raphidophyta alga Pseudochattonella cf. verruculosa during the 2016 austral summer (February-March) killed nearly 12% of the Chilean salmon production, causing the worst mass mortality of fish and shellfish ever recorded in the coastal waters of western Patagonia. The HAB coincided with a strong El Niño event and the positive phase of the Southern Annular Mode that altered the atmospheric circulation in southern South America and the adjacent Pacific Ocean. This led to very dry conditions and higher than normal solar radiation reaching the surface. Using time series of atmospheric, hydrologic and oceanographic data we show here that an increase in surface water temperature and reduced freshwater input resulted in a weakening of the vertical stratification in the fjords and sounds of this region. This allowed the advection of more saline and nutrient-rich waters, ultimately resulting in an active harmful algal bloom in coastal southern Chile.

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“…This approach has been widely applied to analyze changes in the intra-annual distribution of streamflow in many fields and applications, e.g., in order to identify the best water management practices, in particular in ungauged basins [60], to evaluate flow data quality control [61,62] and to design hydropower plants [63][64][65]. Therefore, a model that evaluates the available water in terms of duration curves was also implemented in the platform.…”

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Sustainability of Water Withdrawals in the Tiber River Basin (Central Italy)

2018

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Problems in the sustainable exploitation of water resources are mainly due to the spatial distribution of uses and are worsened by uncontrolled withdrawals by different activities. In this context, in order to evaluate and manage the available water resources, a decision support system has been developed to support the decision-making processes. This system was implemented on a web platform, in order to manage spatial data and to analyze information on water resources. The system also integrates a WEB-GIS engine for the elaboration and regionalization of data over the river network. The web architecture also makes these tools widely accessible and easily shareable by all stakeholders. The Web-based application was tested successfully in the Tiber River Basin (Central Italy) and focuses on the building of a hydrological database together with an evaluation model for surface water resources. The results provide synthetic information on the sustainability of water allocation scenarios, with particular regard to the feasibility of allowing new dissipative water withdrawal, such as dissipative water use in agricultural production for precision irrigation. The software technology of this project relies on open source code and can also be applied in other fields for the sustainable management of environmental resources.

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A New Application of Flow Duration Curve (FDC) in Designing Run-of-River Power Plants

Cited by 40 publications

References 23 publications

Identification of Potential Locations for Run-of-River Hydropower Plants Using a GIS-Based Procedure

Identification of Potential Locations for Run-of-River Hydropower Plants Using a GIS-Based Procedure

Hydroclimatic conditions trigger record harmful algal bloom in western Patagonia (summer 2016)

Sustainability of Water Withdrawals in the Tiber River Basin (Central Italy)

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