Barriers and Opportunities for U.S. Hydropower Industry Engagement in Brazil and Argentina

Technical Report · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1768284· OSTI ID:1768284

Wadsack, Karin ^[1]; Daw, Jennifer ^[1]; Guerra Fernandez, Omar Jose ^[1]; Heimiller, Donna ^[1]; DeGeorge, Elise ^[1]; Healey, Vickie ^[1]; Chartan, Erol ^[1]; Campos do Prado, Josue ^[2]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)

This Barriers and Opportunities for U.S. Hydropower Industry Engagement in Brazil and Argentina project seeks to enhance the understanding of hydropower resources, existing installations, and opportunities for U.S. company involvement in hydropower development in Brazil and Argentina. It covers conventional hydropower, pumped storage hydropower, run-of-river-hydropower, in-conduit generation, hydropower upgrades to existing facilities, and similar systems. This work recognizes that each of these countries, and even regions within the countries, have varied topography, weather, existing grid infrastructure, social, economic, and other factors, leading to relatively unique opportunities and challenges for hydropower development.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of International Affairs (IA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1768284
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP--6A65-78265; MainId:32182; UUID:8e08d892-ec75-4165-a91d-f373e51ccdc6; MainAdminID:19673
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

13 HYDRO ENERGY
Argentina
Brazil
hydropower