Site location analysis for small hydropower using geo-spatial information system

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 852-861

  Yi, Choong Sung ^a   Lee, Jin Hee ^b   Shim, Myung Pil ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Environment Institute (KEI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Energy; GSIS; Location analysis; Resources survey; Small hydropower

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKERS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; GEO-SPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LOCATION ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; POTENTIAL SITES; RIVER BASINS; SHORT PERIODS; SITE LOCATION; SMALL HYDRO POWER;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; IMAGE REGISTRATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SURVEYS;

LOCATION;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC RELATIONS; ENERGY RESOURCE; FUTURE PROSPECT; GIS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; RIVER BASIN; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; KUM BASIN; SOUTH KOREA;

GEUM;

EID: 71949104039     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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