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Title: U.S. hydropower resource assessment for Michigan

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/591355· OSTI ID:591355

The US Department of Energy is developing an estimate of the undeveloped hydropower potential in the US. The Hydropower Evaluation Software (HES) is a computer model that was developed by the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory for this purpose. HES measures the undeveloped hydropower resources available in the US, using uniform criteria for measurement. The software was developed and tested using hydropower information and data provided by the Southwestern Power Administration. It is a menu-driven program that allows the personal computer user to assign environmental attributes to potential hydropower sites, calculate development suitability factors for each site based on the environmental attributes present, and generate reports based on these suitability factors. This report describes the resource assessment results for the State of Michigan.

Research Organization:
Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-94ID13223
OSTI ID:
591355
Report Number(s):
DOE/ID-10430(MI); ON: DE98052569; TRN: AHC29809%%87
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Feb 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English