Current status and future prospects of hydropower in Saxony (Germany) compared to trends in Germany, the European Union and the World

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 518-525

  Spänhoff, Bernd ^a  

^a Saxonian State Office for Environment   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydropower; Pump storage; Renewable energy; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; WATER CONSERVATION;

DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES; HYDROPOWER; INDUSTRIAL NATIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

EID: 84888166796     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.10.035     Document Type: Review

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