Decision support system for micro-hydro power plants in the Amazon region under a sustainable development perspective

Blanco, Cláudio José Cavalcante; Secretan, Yves; Mesquita, André Luiz Amarante

doi:10.1016/s0973-0826(08)60435-4

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“…Lastly, anecdotal evidence suggests that access to technical knowledge remains a major challenge impeding the expansion of microhydropower, even when local intermediaries would advocate for its use [44]. Although several decision support systems have been developed to help off-grid communities evaluate the technical and financial viability of potential clean energy projects e.g., [48], these tools typically require advanced technical and computational tools, meaning that they are still challenging for rural communities to adopt. Thanks to its webbased nature, Micro Hydro [em]Power can be accessed by local enablers in rural communities, provided they have web access.…”

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Bridging the information gap: A webGIS tool for rural electrification in data-scarce regions

2016

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Bridging the information gap: A webGIS tool for rural electrification in data-scarce regions

2016

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“…Yue and Yang established a DSS for strengthening the utilization of renewable energy resources and meeting new international environmental requirements and providing self-sufficient domestic energy supplies in Taiwan [293]. Blanco et al developed a DSS for the planning of micro-hydro power plants in the Amazon region under a sustainable development perspective [294]. Panichelli and Gnansounou presented a GIS-based DSS for supporting the selection of the least-cost bioenergy utilization patterns when there was significant variability in biomass farmgate price and when more than one bioenergy plant with a fixed capacity needs to be placed in a region [295].…”

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A Review on Optimization Modeling of Energy Systems Planning and GHG Emission Mitigation under Uncertainty

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Abstract:Energy is crucial in supporting people's daily lives and the continual quest for human development. Due to the associated complexities and uncertainties, decision makers and planners are facing increased pressure to respond more effectively to a number of energy-related issues and conflicts, as well as GHG emission mitigation within the multiple scales of energy management systems (EMSs). This quandary requires a focused effort to resolve a wide range of issues related to EMSs, as well as the associated economic and environmental implications. Effective systems analysis approaches under uncertainty to successfully address interactions, complexities, uncertainties, and changing conditions associated with EMSs is desired, which require a systematic investigation of the current studies on energy systems. Systems analysis and optimization modeling for low-carbon energy systems planning with the consideration of GHG emission reduction under uncertainty is thus comprehensively reviewed in this paper. A number of related methodologies and applications related to: (a) optimization modeling of GHG emission mitigation; (b) optimization modeling of energy systems planning under uncertainty; and (c) model-based decision support tools are examined. Perspectives of effective management schemes are investigated, demonstrating many demanding areas for enhanced research efforts, which include issues of data availability and reliability, concerns in OPEN ACCESSEnergies 2011, 4 1625 uncertainty, necessity of post-modeling analysis, and usefulness of development of simulation techniques.

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“…The first employed one Propeller-type turbine and the second two Propeller-type turbines, aiming at a better use of the inherent seasonality in the Amazon region (Blanco et al 2008). These choices are justified, because hydroelectric sites in the Amazon generally have low head because the relief in the region is not so irregular, in addition to the fact that those machines are less costly than Kaplan-type, for example, thus reducing the costs of MHP projects.…”

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“…Moreover, from an environmental standpoint, that option is also unattractive, since diesel fuel is highly polluting and comes from a nonrenewable source of energy. An alternative to contribute to reducing this problem is the sustainable use of water resources available in the vast network of small rivers in the Amazon region for the production of electricity by implementing MHPs (Blanco et al 2008).…”

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Analysis of two schemes using micro hydroelectric power (MHPs) in the Amazon with environmental sustainability and energy and economic feasibility

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A major problem for sustainable development in the Amazon is the difficulty of supplying electric power to isolated communities, which represent a considerable share of the population. This problem has been a major obstacle to productive activities (especially extractive and agricultural) in such communities, thus significantly contributing to rural drift and creating social problems in larger cities. In that case, one way to supply electric power would be to use the huge network of small rivers in the region by implementing Micro Hydroelectric Power Plants (MHPs). However, this type of hydropower project requires a set of technical assessments in order to obtain better value for its cost-effectiveness from the perspective of sustainable development. Thus, based on a survey of energy demand and the local hydrological and topographical characteristics, two possible MHP designs for the hydrological site under analysis were suggested. Assessments of hydropower, economic and environmental aspects were developed. MHP designs were compared with the diesel generator design of the community under focus. Comparison showed that the MHP designs are feasible in terms of energy to meet local demand; economically, they are more feasible than the diesel generator and are environmentally sustainable, mainly because such designs involve low-head, run-of-river MHPs and the flooded areas were simulated and are not larger than 0.02 km 2 . Therefore, the information Readers should send their comments on this paper to BhaskarNath@aol.com within 3 months of publication of this issue.

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Decision support system for micro-hydro power plants in the Amazon region under a sustainable development perspective

Cited by 53 publications

References 11 publications

Bridging the information gap: A webGIS tool for rural electrification in data-scarce regions

Bridging the information gap: A webGIS tool for rural electrification in data-scarce regions

A Review on Optimization Modeling of Energy Systems Planning and GHG Emission Mitigation under Uncertainty

Analysis of two schemes using micro hydroelectric power (MHPs) in the Amazon with environmental sustainability and energy and economic feasibility

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