Balancing environmental benefits and damages of small hydropower generation in policy-making: assessing the implementation of a contradicting EU policy framework in Austria and Slovenia

Hydropower contributes to a higher share of renewables but is also in conflict with environmental legislation aiming to protect natural habitats, wildlife and endangered species. Analysing two neighbouring European countries with similar topographical and hydromporphological characteristics, Austria...

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Main Authors: Claudia Fruhmann, Andreas Tuerk, Veronika Kulmer, Andrej F. Gubina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Sustainable Energy
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2018.1452741