Dams for Hydroelectric Energy Barrages Pour l'Énergie Hydroélectrique

ISBN-13: 9781138492035 / Francuski / Miękka / 2020 / 144 str.

Cigb Icold

Opis

The work covers hydro-electricity production and hydropower dams and plants. Data are presented on typical capital and operating costs. Environmental and social impacts are discussed, as is the impact reservoirs have on greenhouse gas emissions. Hydropower development and the influence of renewable energy policies are also discussed.

Spis treści

Electricity Demand and Production. Dams and Hydropower Plants. Key Features of Hydroelectricity Production. Hydropower Development. Tidal Power Development. Case Histories (Sources of Information). Information Sources. 

O autorze

The Commission Internationale des Grands Barrages (CIGB) / International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) is a non-governmental international organization which provides a forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience in dam engineering.

The organization leads the profession in ensuring that dams are built safely, efficiently, economically, and without detrimental effects on the environment. Its original aim was to encourage advances in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of large dams and their associated civil works, by collecting and disseminating relevant information and by studying related technical questions.

Since the late 1960s, focus was put on subjects of current concern such as dam safety, monitoring of performance, reanalysis of older dams and spillways, effects of ageing and environmental impact. More recently, new subjects include cost studies at the planning and construction stages, harnessing international rivers, information for the public at large, and financing.