U.S. Department of EnergyOffice of Scientific and Technical Information
Energy-Flow-Environment Linkage Map
Abstract
Understanding how flexibility in environmental requirements can facilitate co-optimization of hydropower production outcomes and environmental outcomes is critical for future grid decision-making and operations as renewable energy resources increase. The environmental and power system outcomes connectivity linkage maps presented here provide a framework for conceptually and quantitatively linking power system outcomes to environmental outcomes through hydropower flow decisions. The Executive Summary Map serves as a starting for exploring the links between hydropower system performance outcomes and environmental outcomes. The centralized topic is “Flow from Hydropower System,” and connects the hydropower operations through “Flow through turbines” and “Non-turbine flows”, and to environmental outcomes through Reservoir elevation” and “Flow downstream of the hydropower system”. To the left of these central topics, “Hydro-mechanical operations” are linked through “Hydro-electrical operations” to “Hydropower performance outcomes” (“Reliability”, “Resilience”, “Revenue”, “Emissions”). On the right, environmental outcomes are grouped together by their physical location: “Upstream Outcomes” (“Upstream geomorphology”, “Upstream recreation”, “Upstream habitat”, “Upstream biota and biodiversity”, “Upstream water quality and greenhouse gas”), Outcomes relevant to both “Upstream/downstream or dam interface” (“Navigation”, “Dam safety and maintenance", “Human health”, “Water supply”, “Flood control”, ”Fish passage”), and “Downstream outcomes“ (e.g., “Downstream geomorphology”, “Downstream recreations”, “Downstream habitat”, “Downstream biota and biodiversity”, “Downstreammore »
- Authors:
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- RTI International, Durham, NC (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Other Number(s):
- 1
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Water Power Technologies Office
- Subject:
- 13 HYDRO ENERGY
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1860469
- DOI:
- https://doi.org/10.21951/EnergyEnvironmentLinkages/1860469
Citation Formats
Pracheil, Brenda, Oikonomou, Konstantinos, Freeman, Gerad, Studarus, Karen, Hansen, Carly, Moody, Kristine, Perrot, Danielle, and Carney, Shaun. Energy-Flow-Environment Linkage Map. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.21951/EnergyEnvironmentLinkages/1860469.
Pracheil, Brenda, Oikonomou, Konstantinos, Freeman, Gerad, Studarus, Karen, Hansen, Carly, Moody, Kristine, Perrot, Danielle, & Carney, Shaun. Energy-Flow-Environment Linkage Map. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.21951/EnergyEnvironmentLinkages/1860469
Pracheil, Brenda, Oikonomou, Konstantinos, Freeman, Gerad, Studarus, Karen, Hansen, Carly, Moody, Kristine, Perrot, Danielle, and Carney, Shaun. 2021.
"Energy-Flow-Environment Linkage Map". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.21951/EnergyEnvironmentLinkages/1860469. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1860469. Pub date:Wed Dec 01 04:00:00 UTC 2021
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title = {Energy-Flow-Environment Linkage Map},
author = {Pracheil, Brenda and Oikonomou, Konstantinos and Freeman, Gerad and Studarus, Karen and Hansen, Carly and Moody, Kristine and Perrot, Danielle and Carney, Shaun},
abstractNote = {Understanding how flexibility in environmental requirements can facilitate co-optimization of hydropower production outcomes and environmental outcomes is critical for future grid decision-making and operations as renewable energy resources increase. The environmental and power system outcomes connectivity linkage maps presented here provide a framework for conceptually and quantitatively linking power system outcomes to environmental outcomes through hydropower flow decisions. The Executive Summary Map serves as a starting for exploring the links between hydropower system performance outcomes and environmental outcomes. The centralized topic is “Flow from Hydropower System,” and connects the hydropower operations through “Flow through turbines” and “Non-turbine flows”, and to environmental outcomes through Reservoir elevation” and “Flow downstream of the hydropower system”. To the left of these central topics, “Hydro-mechanical operations” are linked through “Hydro-electrical operations” to “Hydropower performance outcomes” (“Reliability”, “Resilience”, “Revenue”, “Emissions”). On the right, environmental outcomes are grouped together by their physical location: “Upstream Outcomes” (“Upstream geomorphology”, “Upstream recreation”, “Upstream habitat”, “Upstream biota and biodiversity”, “Upstream water quality and greenhouse gas”), Outcomes relevant to both “Upstream/downstream or dam interface” (“Navigation”, “Dam safety and maintenance", “Human health”, “Water supply”, “Flood control”, ”Fish passage”), and “Downstream outcomes“ (e.g., “Downstream geomorphology”, “Downstream recreations”, “Downstream habitat”, “Downstream biota and biodiversity”, “Downstream water quality and greenhouse gas”). Each of these subtopics (e.g., “Hydro-mechanical operations”, “Hydro-electrical operations”, “Upstream geomorphology”, “Upstream recreation”) is further explored through their corresponding submaps. The “Read Me” file provides more detail information on map navigation. The “Models and tools database” file provides detailed information of models and tools presented in the maps.},
doi = {10.21951/EnergyEnvironmentLinkages/1860469},
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year = {Wed Dec 01 04:00:00 UTC 2021},
month = {Wed Dec 01 04:00:00 UTC 2021}
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