The Sustainability of Pacific Northwest Hydropower Generation in the Context of Nonstationarity and Renewable Energy Growth

A. W. Wood; G. Sreckovic

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-384703-4.00514-1

The Sustainability of Pacific Northwest Hydropower Generation in the Context of Nonstationarity and Renewable Energy Growth

A. W. Wood, G. Sreckovic

Terrestrial Sciences

BC Hydro

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Abstract

After rapid growth in the twentieth century, hydropower currently supplies approximately one-tenth of the world's electricity needs. Despite rising energy demand, large-scale hydro capacity ceased expanding decades ago in the developed world, and was brought to a halt by environmental and social concerns and the diminishing potential of new sites. Focusing on the Pacific Northwest, this chapter assesses the sustainability of modern hydropower generation in the face of nonstationarity in hydrologic and other relevant parameters, and given societal perception of hydropower, climate risk, and the rise of renewable energy.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Vulnerability of Water Resources to Climate
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	177-194
Number of pages	18
Volume	5
ISBN (Print)	9780123847041
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-384703-4.00514-1
State	Published - Apr 2013

Keywords

Environmental impacts
Extracting energy
Harnessing hydropower
Regulatory environment

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