Scotland's hydropower: Current capacity, future potential and the possible impacts of climate change

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 111-122

  Sample, James E ^a   Duncan, Niall ^b   Ferguson, Michael ^a   Cooksley, Susan ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hydropower; Renewable energy; Resource assessment; Scotland

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; INVESTMENTS; LAND USE;

CURRENT CAPACITY; ENERGY; HYDROPOWER; LOW CARBON ECONOMY; OPERATIONAL CAPACITY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE SOURCES; RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS; SCOTLAND; SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84938931413     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.071     Document Type: Review

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