Hydroelectricity data - Revision history

Frauke: /* Renpass for Norway and Germany */

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‎Renpass for Norway and Germany

Birgit Schachler at 07:55, 8 November 2016

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Tom Brown at 15:00, 23 April 2016

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Tom Brown at 18:58, 7 February 2016

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Tom Brown at 10:01, 6 February 2016

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Tom Brown at 14:25, 5 February 2016

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Tom Brown at 15:03, 4 February 2016

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Tom Brown at 14:20, 4 February 2016

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Tom Brown at 13:56, 4 February 2016

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 [http://www.eurelectric.org/hydro-factsheets http://www.eurelectric.org/hydro-factsheets]
 === Renpass for Norway and Germany ===
-[http://renpass.eu/files/public-docs/renpass_installation/ http://renpass.eu/files/public-docs/renpass_installation/]
+https://github.com/fraukewiese/renpass/tree/master/databases
-SQL database of hydroelectric power plants (storage and run of river) in Norway and Germany.
+SQL database of hydroelectric power plants (storage and run of river) in Norway and Germany. See the manual for explanations how data is ordered.
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 === Swiss data ===

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 A. J. Wood, B. F. Wollenberg, and G. B. Sheblé, "Power Generation, Operation and Control," New York: John Wiley & Sons, Third Edition, 2014.
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+==== Hydroelectric Models ====
 = Hydroelectric power plant static data =

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 [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_Wasserkraftwerken_in_der_Schweiz Switzerland] (not complete)
-<br/>
+=== Assessments of existing and potential future pumped hydro power and energy in Europe ===
-<br/>
+[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032115007923 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032115007923]
 = Hydroelectric inflow time series data =
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 See a [http://www.eu-watch.org/ comparison of hydrological models] from 2011.
 == Global datasets ==

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 == Deriving inflow time series from weather data ==
-Inflow time series can in principle be derived if precipitation, run-off, temperature for snow melt, transpiration, ground absorption, lakes, reservoirs, ground height and ground slope, and other water uses (irrigation/livestock/households/manufacturing/thermal power stations) are all known.
+Inflow time series and other hydrological data can in principle be derived if precipitation, run-off, temperature for snow melt, transpiration, ground absorption, lakes, reservoirs, ground height and ground slope, and other water uses (irrigation/livestock/households/manufacturing/thermal power stations) are all known.
 Drainage basins can be calculated to see where the runoff water goes.
 Reanalysis datasets such as the [http://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds094.1/ CFSR] contain data on runoff, precipitable water, precipitation rate.
 == Global datasets ==

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 The model output is calibrated and validated against long term annual river discharge from the GRDC [http://www.bafg.de/GRDC/EN/Home/homepage_node.html Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC)], among other sources.
 The most recent paper describing the model (esp. in the appendix) is Müller Schmied, H., Eisner, S., Franz, D., Wattenbach, M., Portmann, F. T., Flörke, M., and Döll, P.: "Sensitivity of simulated global-scale freshwater fluxes and storages to input data, hydrological model structure, human water use and calibration," Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 3511-3538, [http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/3511/2014/hess-18-3511-2014.html doi:10.5194/hess-18-3511-2014], 2014.
 The source code is not free software, nor is it available for download.
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 [http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/external/input-data-to-watergap-model-4 http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/external/input-data-to-watergap-model-4]
-Used in [https://kobra.bibliothek.uni-kassel.de/bitstream/urn:nbn:de:hebis:34-200604119596/1/DissVersion0502.pdf Gregor Czisch PhD thesis], 2006.
+Used in [https://kobra.bibliothek.uni-kassel.de/bitstream/urn:nbn:de:hebis:34-200604119596/1/DissVersion0502.pdf Gregor Czisch PhD thesis], 2006 and in [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421503003112 The impact of global change on the hydropower potential of Europe: a model-based analysis], 2005.
 == European datasets ==

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 === ENTSO-E per country capacities ===
-[https://www.entsoe.eu/db-query/miscellaneous/net-generating-capacity https://www.entsoe.eu/db-query/miscellaneous/net-generating-capacity] has hydro capacities for each country for each year.
+[https://www.entsoe.eu/db-query/miscellaneous/net-generating-capacity https://www.entsoe.eu/db-query/miscellaneous/net-generating-capacity] has hydro capacities for each country for each year. For some years (e.g. 2010) they are also split by 'storage', 'run of river' and 'pumped storage'.
 For some years (e.g. 2010) they are also split by 'storage', 'run of river' and 'pumped
 storage'.
 [https://www.entsoe.eu/publications/statistics/yearly-statistics-and-adequacy-retrospect/Pages/default.aspx 2013 Yearly Statistics and Adequacy Retrospect]: Capacities are split per country per month of 2013 for Hydro renewable/non-renewable. Non-renewable here means pumped storage.
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 The [https://transparency.entsoe.eu/ ENTSO-E Transparency Platform] has data but crashes all the time.
 === Eurelectric statistics ===
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 All computations are done with a temporal resolution of 1 day and a spatial resolution of 0.5° geographical latitude × 0.5° geographical longitude, which is equivalent to 55 km × 55 km at the equator.
-Currently the years 19** to 2010 are covered; more recent years will be updated soon (as of 2016).
+Currently the years 1901 to 2010 are covered; more recent years will be updated soon (as of 2016).
 River discharge is available for run-of-river power plants and inflow to storage reservoirs.
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 The model has been developed by University of Kassel (Germany) since 1996, and since 2003 also at the University of Frankfurt (Germany).
-The model output is validated against data from the [http://www.bafg.de/GRDC/EN/Home/homepage_node.html Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC)], among other sources.
+The model output is calibrated and validated against long term annual river discharge from the GRDC [http://www.bafg.de/GRDC/EN/Home/homepage_node.html Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC)], among other sources.
 The source code is not free software, nor is it available for download.

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	== European datasets ==		== European datasets ==
		+
		+	=== ENTSO-E per country capacities ===
		+
		+	[https://www.entsoe.eu/db-query/miscellaneous/net-generating-capacity https://www.entsoe.eu/db-query/miscellaneous/net-generating-capacity] has hydro capacities for each country for each year.
		+	For some years (e.g. 2010) they are also split by 'storage', 'run of river' and 'pumped
		+	storage'.
		+
		+	[https://www.entsoe.eu/publications/statistics/yearly-statistics-and-adequacy-retrospect/Pages/default.aspx 2013 Yearly Statistics and Adequacy Retrospect]: Capacities are split per country per month of 2013 for Hydro renewable/non-renewable. Non-renewable here means pumped storage.
		+
		+	The [https://transparency.entsoe.eu/ ENTSO-E Transparency Platform] has data but crashes all the time.
		+

	=== Eurelectric statistics ===		=== Eurelectric statistics ===

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 *Inflow time series
 *Legal restrictions on flow levels (maintaining enough water for nature)
-*minimal resevoir level
+*minimal reservoir level
 *(black start reserves - capacity reserves)
 *Pumped storage efficiency
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 = Hydroelectric inflow time series data =
-== Deriving time series from weather data ==
+== Deriving inflow time series from weather data ==
-Inflow time series can in principle be derived if precipitation, run-off, temperature for snow melt, transpiration, ground height and orientation, and other water uses are all known.
+Inflow time series can in principle be derived if precipitation, run-off, temperature for snow melt, transpiration, ground absorption, lakes, reservoirs, ground height and ground slope, and other water uses (irrigation/livestock/households/manufacturing/thermal power stations) are all known.
 Reanalysis datasets such as the [http://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds094.1/ CFSR] contain data on runoff, precipitable water, precipitation rate.

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	The model has been developed by University of Kassel (Germany) since 1996, and since 2003 also at the University of Frankfurt (Germany).		The model has been developed by University of Kassel (Germany) since 1996, and since 2003 also at the University of Frankfurt (Germany).
		+
		+	The model output is validated against data from the [http://www.bafg.de/GRDC/EN/Home/homepage_node.html Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC)], among other sources.

	The source code is not free software, nor is it available for download.		The source code is not free software, nor is it available for download.

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 == Global datasets ==
-=== Wikipedia list of hydro stations > 2000 MW ===
+=== Wikipedia list of hydro stations > 1000 MW ===
 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_hydroelectric_power_stations List of largest hydroelectric power stations]