
Hydropower revenues under the threat of climate change in Brazil
This work analyzes the impacts of climate change in the revenues of hydropower plants. One important input for designing and evaluating investment opportunities in hydropower is the water inflows historical data. Unfortunately, the use of such information alone may not project well the future power generation due to the influence of climate change in the water inflow patterns. This paper introduces spatio-temporal information of the future climate into the operational planning of the Brazilian hydropower system. Global climate models from IPCC are considered along with downscaled regional climate models. Our results at the individual hydro plant level show the importance of taking into account climate change information when performing hydro generation planning studies.
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
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Volume
Start / End Page
Related Subject Headings
- Energy
- 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
- 0913 Mechanical Engineering
- 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering