River systems under peaked stress

H Marttila, H Huuki, FB Ashraf, ER Patro… - Environmental …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The change in the global energy production mix towards variable renewable energy sources
requires efficient utilization of regulated rivers to optimise hydropower operations meet the …

Introducing HyPeak: An international network on hydropeaking research, practice, and policy

M Alp, RJ Batalla, MD Bejarano… - River Research and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
An increase in the demand for renewable energy is driving hydropower development and its
integration with variable renewable energy sources. When hydropower is produced flexibly …

A conceptual framework for hydropeaking mitigation

A Bruder, D Tonolla, SP Schweizer… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Hydropower plants are an important source of renewable energy. In the near future, high-
head storage hydropower plants will gain further importance as a key element of large-scale …

Ecologically-based criteria for hydropeaking mitigation: A review

M Moreira, DS Hayes, I Boavida, M Schletterer… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydroelectric power plants managed in response to sub-daily changes of the electricity
market undergo rapid variations of turbine discharge, entailing quickly fluctuating water …

Hydropeaking mitigation with re‐regulation reservoirs

A Mchayk, H Marttila, B Klöve… - River Research and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The role of hydropower as a renewable and balancing power source is expected to increase
in a Net Zero Emissions by 2050 scenario. As a common phenomenon in hydropower …

[PDF][PDF] Hydropeaking in regulated rivers: from process understanding to design of mitigation measures

C Hauer, A Siviglia, G Zolezzi - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - iris.unitn.it
10 Hydropeaking–the artificial increase and decrease of discharge and corresponding water
11 levels in rivers–is characterized by steep rising and falling limbs of hydrographs based …

Mitigation of environmental effects of frequent flow ramping scenarios in a regulated river

K Alfredsen, A Juárez-Goméz… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the transition to a society based on renewable energy, flexibility is important in balancing
the energy supply as more intermittent sources like wind and solar are included in the …

Life stage-specific hydropeaking flow rules

DS Hayes, M Moreira, I Boavida, M Haslauer, G Unfer… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Peak-operating hydropower plants are usually the energy grid's backbone by providing
flexible energy production. At the same time, hydropeaking operations are considered one …

Identification of effective hydropeaking mitigation measures: are hydraulic habitat models sufficient in a global approach?

A Barillier, L Beche, JR Malavoi… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Downstream of hydroelectric plants, hydropeaking can cause frequent flow variations,
resulting in habitat modifications (eg hydraulics, reach morphology, temperature, water …

Mitigation measures for fish habitat improvement in Alpine rivers affected by hydropower operations

E Person, M Bieri, A Peter, AJ Schleiss - Ecohydrology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In mountainous areas, high‐head‐storage hydropower plants produce peak load energy.
The resulting unsteady water release to rivers, called hydropeaking, alters the natural flow …