Analysis of Hydropotential and Prospects for Small Hydropower Development in Ukraine

Oksana Halych; Eva Bilkova; Petr Nowak; Oleksandr Riabenko

doi:10.2478/rtuect-2023-0056

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Analysis of Hydropotential and Prospects for Small Hydropower Development in Ukraine

Environmental and Climate Technologies

Volume 27 (2023): Issue 1 (January 2023)

By: Oksana Halych, Eva Bilkova, Petr Nowak and Oleksandr Riabenko

Open Access

|Nov 2023

Abstract

The share of electricity generation by small hydropower plants is the least among other renewable energy sources in Ukraine, although the SHPPs were widely operated in the past. The aim of the article is to analyse the hydropotential of Ukrainian rivers and review the past and present states of small hydropower engineering in Ukraine. Moreover, the article emphasizes the main directions and gives recommendations for hydropower development in Ukraine considering ecological, economic, energy and legal issues.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2023-0056 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208

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Language: English

Page range: 763 - 774

Submitted on: Mar 30, 2023

Accepted on: Nov 1, 2023

Published on: Nov 17, 2023

Published by: Riga Technical University

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: Volume open

Keywords:

Environmental impact,

hydropower potential,

renewable energy sources (RES),

small hydropower plants (SHPPs)

Related subjects:

Life sciences,

Life sciences, other

© 2023 Oksana Halych, Eva Bilkova, Petr Nowak, Oleksandr Riabenko, published by Riga Technical University
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