Systematic high-resolution assessment of global hydropower potential.

Systematic high-resolution assessment of global hydropower potential.

Population growth, increasing energy demand and the depletion of fossil fuel reserves necessitate a search for sustainable alternatives for electricity generation. Hydropower could replace a large part of the contribution of gas and oil to the present energy mix. However, previous high-resolution es...

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Main Authors: Olivier A C Hoes, Lourens J J Meijer, Ruud J van der Ent, Nick C van de Giesen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171844&type=printable

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