Hydropower potential of the lower Vistula

Szydłowski, Michał; Gąsiorowski, Dariusz; Szymkiewicz, Romuald; Zima, Piotr; Hakiel, Jakub

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“…The potential in this area is still possible to implement, because in Poland, only about 15% of the technical potential of flowing water is used. A large unrealized project in the field of hydropower is, for example, the cascade of the lower Vistula River, where another 5 water stages were supposed to be built with a total capacity of 850-1340 MW [48][49][50].…”

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“…The Lower Vistula Cascade has the highest capacity, with a calculated capacity of 1338.2 MW and a planned energy production of 4153 GWh. According to new calculations by [50], the total power of the Lower Vistula Cascade, depending on adopted variant, can range from 507.1 MW to 857.4 MW, which allows an average annual energy production of 3428.4 to 4221.1 GWh.…”

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Water Power Plants Possibilities in Powering Electric Cars—Case Study: Poland

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Electric cars are becoming increasingly popular in Poland and around the world. More and more of them appear on the roads, especially in the centers of large cities. They are perceived and advertised as zero-emission cars, not polluting the environment. However, electric cars, such as cars with combustion engines, need to be “refueled”, so they are charged from the power grid. It is important to say that it depends on what the source of energy is. Unfortunately, in the case of Poland, most of the energy in this network (about 80%) comes from sources using fossil fuels (lignite, hard coal, and natural gas). These are not environmentally friendly energy sources. Despite the use of multi-stage exhaust gas cleaning, toxic compounds and carbon dioxide get into the atmosphere. The situation is stalemate because the more energy is needed to power industry, households and electric cars, the more carbon dioxide is emitted into the atmosphere. This paper will demonstrate that the use of the term “green vehicle” in reference to electric automotive vehicles may be a misuse of the term, because if the local conditions of toxic emissions binding for vehicles with combustion engines had been taken into account during type-approval tests of such vehicles, electric vehicles would never have been put into service, not only in towns but everywhere else, too. Calculations show that carbon dioxide (201.2 g), nitrogen oxides (0.166 g), and particulate matters (0.0095 g) emitted by electropower plants are almost twice as large per 100 km than emitted by diesel engine. The solution to this situation is only an increased investment in the power industry based on renewable energy sources (RES). Currently, photovoltaic and wind power plants are experiencing rapid development in Poland, but they produce energy in an unpredictable way, and moreover, they need huge areas to build high-power installations. Much more stable sources of energy are hydroelectric power plants, which are in serious regression in Poland. Planned investments are constantly postponed. Yet, even in the lower Vistula cascade, already planned in the middle of the last century, there is a potential which, if used, would make it possible to ensure clean energy for powering electric vehicles for several dozen years to come. The authors wanted to pay attention to the need to introduce sustainable diversification of energy sources which, following the increase of investment in hydropower, would make it possible to plan the development of electromobility in Poland in a more secure way. The launch of the Lower Vistula cascade would eventually enable the zero-emission operation of approximately 1.5 million electric vehicles.

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Water Power Plants Possibilities in Powering Electric Cars—Case Study: Poland

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“…An initiative to reactivate the project of another LVC barrage has been taken by Energa SA (electric energy operator) and Gdansk University of Technology (GUT) [2]. In order to analyse the proposed LVC impact on flow conditions, a hydraulic model of the Lower Vistula was developed at the Department of Hydraulic Engineering of GUT.…”

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“…where P -output power (kW), η -overall plant efficiency (-), Qe -discharge through plant (m 3 s -1 ), Hn -net water head (m). The details of LVC hydropower potential calculation were presented in [5]. The aggregated power and energy outputs of LVC system including all the barrages of LVC for the analysed flows through the power plants are presented in Table 3.…”

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Hydraulic potential of the Lower Vistula (Poland)

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The Vistula is the largest river in Poland. Lower Vistula (part of the river discussed in this paper) is almost four hundred kilometers long river section extending from the tributary Narew to the outflow to the Baltic Sea. In the 17th century the Vistula was the most navigable river in Europe. After partitioning of Poland the Vistula lost its significance. Now the Lower Vistula should provide a navigation connection to the Europe forming water routes E70 and E40. However it does not meet the criteria required for the international waterways. Moreover, the river has a quite large hydro-energy potential. There have been many plans for the development of the Lower Vistula River so far. Unfortunately none of them has been implemented. In this paper, the authors would like to present their own arguments to reactivate the Lower Vistula Cascade (LVC) project. In order to analyse the LVC idea and Lower Vistula hydraulic potential, a numerical hydraulic model of the Lower Vistula was developed at the Department of Hydraulic Engineering of Gdansk University of Technology. Various aspects of the LVC concept, such a potential inland waterways, hydropower, flood control and water retention, are discussed in the article.

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“…The hydropower potential of the Lower Vistula is about 50% of the hydropower potential of rivers throughout Poland [11]. Hydroelectric power plants located on dams, due to their pro-ecological nature (renewable energy sources-RES), will be important elements of the new national energy system in the future.…”

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The Energy Potential of the Lower Vistula River in the Context of the Adaptation of Polish Inland Waterways to the Standards of Routes of International Importance

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Based on new policies of the European Union, green technologies are to be mostly considered for power generation. Hydropower generation is one of the essential elements of sustainable energy production. Therefore, specific attention, both economically and technically, needs to be given to this sector of energy production. The Vistula River in Poland is considered an international waterway. The power production potential of the river has been taken into account over the years. However, further configurations are needed to obtain a more in-depth ecological knowledge-base and economic plans, which are socially approved. In an attempt to make the project environmentally friendly, specific attention was put into sustainable transport. Different methods of transport were researched to find the most renewable transport combination, mainly based on waterways. Having performed a cost–benefit analysis related to the economic aspects of the project, it was found that such an investment is highly profitable (B/C = 2.81).

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Hydropower potential of the lower Vistula

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Water Power Plants Possibilities in Powering Electric Cars—Case Study: Poland

Water Power Plants Possibilities in Powering Electric Cars—Case Study: Poland

Hydraulic potential of the Lower Vistula (Poland)

The Energy Potential of the Lower Vistula River in the Context of the Adaptation of Polish Inland Waterways to the Standards of Routes of International Importance

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