Virtual Hydropower Prospecting – Searching for Hydropower Gold
Journal Article
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· INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROPOWER AND DAMS
OSTI ID:943600
The availability of geographic information system (GIS) tools and analytical modeling of natural streams has made it possible to perform virtual “river inventories” that were formerly done using topographic maps, stream flow estimates, and physical reconnaissance. The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) virtually assessed the gross power potential of all natural streams in the United States of America and identified feasible potential project sites and estimated their developable power potential. The results of this virtual prospecting have been incorporated into a GIS application called the Virtual Hydropower Prospector that is available for public use on the Internet.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE - EE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-99ID13727
- OSTI ID:
- 943600
- Report Number(s):
- INL/JOU-07-12860
- Journal Information:
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROPOWER AND DAMS, Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROPOWER AND DAMS Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 14
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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