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New Hydro Hydro Dam¤

Introduction¤

This technology is employed to evaluate new developments in hydroelectricity, excluding consideration of the existing heritage dams.

Refer to Hydro Dam for more information.

ES Model Parameters¤

All the parameters concerning the NEW_HYDRO_DAM are listed in the table below.

entry_key value unit sets source_reference
ELECTRICITY_HV (layer) 1 - ROW IRENA, (2022): "Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021"
ELECTRICITY_HV (layer) 1 - Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty"
RES_HYDRO (layer) -1 - ROW IRENA, (2022): "Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021"
RES_HYDRO (layer) -1 - Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty"
c_inv 2135 USD/kW ROW IRENA, (2022): "Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021"
c_inv 2800 USD/kW NA IEA, (2021): "Hydropower Special Market Report: Analysis and Forecast to 2030"
c_inv 2900 USD/kW CAN IEA, (2021): "Hydropower Special Market Report: Analysis and Forecast to 2030"
c_inv 3000 USD/kW USA O'Connor, Patrick W.; Zhang, Qin Fen; DeNeale, Scott T.; Chalise, Dol Raj; Centurion, Emma E., (2015): "Hydropower Baseline Cost Modeling"
c_inv 3437 MCHF/GW Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty"
c_inv 3588 USD/kW NA IRENA, (2022): "Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021"
c_inv 3600 USD/kW EU IEA, (2021): "Hydropower Special Market Report: Analysis and Forecast to 2030"
c_inv 4350 USD/kW GLO IEA, (2021): "Hydropower Special Market Report: Analysis and Forecast to 2030"
c_inv 5555 USD/kW USA Sasthav, Colin; Oladosu, Gbadebo, (2022): "ORNL Hydropower Cost Database Extract from FERC Form-1"
c_maint 2.89 MCHF/GW/yr Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty"
c_maint 11 USD/kW/yr NA Uría-Martínez, Rocío; Johnson, Megan M; Shan, Rui; Samu, Nicole M; Oladosu, Gbadebo; Werble, Joseph M; Battey, Hoyt, (2021): "U.S. Hydropower Market Report"
c_maint 40 USD/kW/yr ROW IRENA, (2022): "Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021"
c_maint 43 USD/kW/yr USA Sasthav, Colin; Oladosu, Gbadebo, (2022): "ORNL Hydropower Cost Database Extract from FERC Form-1"
c_maint 60 USD/kW/yr USA O'Connor, Patrick W.; Zhang, Qin Fen; DeNeale, Scott T.; Chalise, Dol Raj; Centurion, Emma E., (2015): "Hydropower Baseline Cost Modeling"
c_maint 98 USD/kW/yr GLO IEA, (2021): "Hydropower Special Market Report: Analysis and Forecast to 2030"
c_p 0.45 - USA Sasthav, Colin; Oladosu, Gbadebo, (2022): "ORNL Hydropower Cost Database Extract from FERC Form-1"
c_p 0.52 - NA IRENA, (2022): "Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021"
c_p 1 - Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty"
c_p 80 - GLO IEA, (2021): "Hydropower Special Market Report: Analysis and Forecast to 2030"
c_p_t[10] 0.436 - QC Statistics Canada, (2023): "Electric Power Generation, Monthly Generation by Type of Electricity"
c_p_t[11] 0.523 - QC Statistics Canada, (2023): "Electric Power Generation, Monthly Generation by Type of Electricity"
c_p_t[12] 0.626 - QC Statistics Canada, (2023): "Electric Power Generation, Monthly Generation by Type of Electricity"
c_p_t[1] 0.758 - QC Statistics Canada, (2023): "Electric Power Generation, Monthly Generation by Type of Electricity"
c_p_t[2] 0.742 - QC Statistics Canada, (2023): "Electric Power Generation, Monthly Generation by Type of Electricity"
c_p_t[3] 0.623 - QC Statistics Canada, (2023): "Electric Power Generation, Monthly Generation by Type of Electricity"
c_p_t[4] 0.475 - QC Statistics Canada, (2023): "Electric Power Generation, Monthly Generation by Type of Electricity"
c_p_t[5] 0.416 - QC Statistics Canada, (2023): "Electric Power Generation, Monthly Generation by Type of Electricity"
c_p_t[6] 0.455 - QC Statistics Canada, (2023): "Electric Power Generation, Monthly Generation by Type of Electricity"
c_p_t[7] 0.483 - QC Statistics Canada, (2023): "Electric Power Generation, Monthly Generation by Type of Electricity"
c_p_t[8] 0.484 - QC Statistics Canada, (2023): "Electric Power Generation, Monthly Generation by Type of Electricity"
c_p_t[9] 0.429 - QC Statistics Canada, (2023): "Electric Power Generation, Monthly Generation by Type of Electricity"
f_max 15.11 GW QC Brun, Justine, (2022): "Integration of Life Cycle Impact Assessment in Energy System Modelling, Applied to Canada's Provinces"
gwp_constr 1693 kgCO2/kW Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty"
lifetime 30 yr NA IRENA, (2022): "Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021"
lifetime 40 y Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty"
lifetime 50 yr GLO IEA, (2021): "Hydropower Special Market Report: Analysis and Forecast to 2030"
lifetime 50 yr CAN Lee, M; Dodge, M; Atkinson, J, (2023): "Évaluations du potentiel technique et économique : la réfection et le réaménagement des installations hydroélectriques au Canada"
lifetime 80 yr NA IRENA, (2012): "Renewable Energy Technologies: Cost Analysis Series, Hydropower"
ref_size 0.001 GW Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty"
ref_size 57 MW USA Sasthav, Colin; Oladosu, Gbadebo, (2022): "ORNL Hydropower Cost Database Extract from FERC Form-1"
trl 9 - ROW IRENA, (2022): "Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021"
trl 9 - NA IRENA, (2022): "Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021"
trl 9 - Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty"

References¤

Data Sources
Brun, Justine. (2022). "Integration of Life Cycle Impact Assessment in Energy System Modelling, Applied to Canada's Provinces"
IEA. (2021). "Hydropower Special Market Report: Analysis and Forecast to 2030". https://doi.org/10.1787/07a7bac8-en ⧉
IRENA. (2012). "Renewable Energy Technologies: Cost Analysis Series, Hydropower"
IRENA. (2022). "Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021"
Lee, M; Dodge, M; Atkinson, J. (2023). "Évaluations du potentiel technique et économique : la réfection et le réaménagement des installations hydroélectriques au Canada"
Moret, Stefano. (2017). "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty"
O'Connor, Patrick W.; Zhang, Qin Fen; DeNeale, Scott T.; Chalise, Dol Raj; Centurion, Emma E.. (2015). "Hydropower Baseline Cost Modeling". https://doi.org/10.2172/1185882 ⧉
Sasthav, Colin; Oladosu, Gbadebo. (2022). "ORNL Hydropower Cost Database Extract from FERC Form-1". https://doi.org/10.21951/ORNLHCMFORM1COST/1844097 ⧉
Statistics Canada. (2023). "Electric Power Generation, Monthly Generation by Type of Electricity". https://doi.org/10.25318/2510001501-ENG ⧉
Uría-Martínez, Rocío; Johnson, Megan M; Shan, Rui; Samu, Nicole M; Oladosu, Gbadebo; Werble, Joseph M; Battey, Hoyt. (2021). "U.S. Hydropower Market Report"