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Hydropower and climate change, insights from the integrated water-energy modelling of the Drin Basin

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: The understanding of the transboundary impact of Climate Change on hydropower is not well-established in the literature, where few studies take a system perspective to understand the relative roles of different technological solutions for coordinated water and energy management. This study contributes to addressing this gap by introducing an open-source, long-term, technologically-detailed water and energy resources cost-minimisation model for the Drin River Basin, built in OSeMOSYS. The analysis shows that climate change results in a 15–52% annual decline in hydro generation from the basin by mid-century. Albania needs to triple its investments in solar and wind to mitigate the risk of climate change. Changing the operational rules of hydropower plants has a minor impact on the electricity supply. However, it can spare significant storage volume for flood control.

Source: Energy Strategy Reviews

DOI: 10.1016/j.esr.2023.101098

Authors: Youssef Almulla, Klodian Zaimi, Emir Fejzić, Vignesh Sridharan, Lucia de Strasser, Francesco Gardumi

Institutions: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Imperial College London, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Language: English

Topic: Integrated Energy Systems Optimization

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Affordable and clean energy, Clean water and sanitation, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,980