Hydropower Resource Assessment of Brazilian Streams

Conference · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 2011

OSTI ID:1033904

Hall, Douglas G

The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) with the assistance of the Empresa de Pesquisa Energetica (EPE) and the Agencia Nacional de Energia Electrica (ANEEL) has performed a comprehensive assessment of the hydropower potential of all Brazilian natural streams. The methodology by which the assessment was performed is described. The results of the assessment are presented including an estimate of the hydropower potential for all of Brazil, and the spatial distribution of hydropower potential thus providing results on a state by state basis. The assessment results have been incorporated into a geographic information system (GIS) application for the Internet called the Virtual Hydropower Prospector do Brasil. VHP do Brasil displays potential hydropower sites on a map of Brazil in the context of topography and hydrography, existing power and transportation infrastructure, populated places and political boundaries, and land use. The features of the application, which includes tools for finding and selecting potential hydropower sites and other features and displaying their attributes, is fully described.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 1033904
• Report Number(s): INL/CON-11-22423
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

13 HYDRO ENERGY
BRAZIL
Brazil
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GEOLOGIC SURVEYS
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY
INTERNET
LAND USE
RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
TOPOGRAPHY
hydroelectricity
hydropower
resource assessment