Priyanka Uppal Anand’s Post

Reading the smoke signals Last week we demonstrated declining reservoir levels caused by El Niño and showed the consequences for hydropower generation. We also briefly mentioned what was taking up the slack. Here, we go into that in more, graphic, detail. Guess what? Petro-despised fossil fuel-generated power rises to fill the gap. The matrix The lead graph tells the whole story. We consolidate XM’s daily generation data by “resource” or source or plant if you will giving daily generation by technology group. Here we also consolidate “Self-generation” and “Dispatched” or centrally managed or “Utility” (if you will) and any other subcategories to get the major technology types. We take a 7-day Moving Average (aka MA(7)) because the weekly “seasonality” is quite pronounced and the eye tends to be drawn to that movement instead of what we want to talk about: the shift between categories... #renewableenergy #renewablenergy #renewablepower #energyindustry #epowercolombia #energy

Four Native American tribes, two states and the U.S. Government have agreed to work together to replace the energy now produced by hydroelectric dams. The U.S. Congress could then vote to breach the dams to restore native fish populations. #solar #technology #renewableenergy

The recent atmospheric rivers in California will help its hydropower systems by replenishing reservoirs and increasing snowpack levels.🌊 . #CaliforniaHydropower #AtmosphericRivers #RenewableEnergy #WaterResources #EnergyOutlook #Hydroelectricity #ReservoirReplenishment #CleanEnergyGoals #ClimateAction #CarbonNeutrality . Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/dThFxbpZ

The Northwest has some of the lowest electric bills in the country because hydropower has no fuel cost (like gas and coal). https://lnkd.in/ga5kx8Ra #hydropower #northwest #renewableenergy

CLOSED LOOP, off river PUMPED HYDRO STORAGE with high head heights means that pumped hydro REUSES WATER over and over AGAIN with LITTLE LOSS, doesn’t impact existing rivers and the head height means that the reservoirs are small. Per Stocks, a gigaliter of water with 500 meter head height would provide a gigawatt hour of energy storage with two small reservoirs only a kilometer on a side if square, more ponds than new lakes. https://lnkd.in/dbJWCJQm

**** Hydropower Turbine: Solving High Intermittent Bearing Vibration after a Modernization and Upgrade **** #vibrationanalysis #hydropower #vibrationmonitoring

#EKIEnergy gave its #expert comment in an article by #BWBusinessWorld titled ‘India's Weak Hydropower Output Likely To Fuel Higher Coal Reliance’ Each option in decarbonisation journey is important to achieve net zero goals. https://lnkd.in/gYg5Zu9U

Wider #hydropower supply margins should keep pressure on European power prices over the rest of the second quarter, with power generation in #France, #Italy and #Spain as well as #Balkan countries particularly sustained by water stocks flipping above the five-year average over recent weeks. This was mainly linked to late but abundant snowfalls compared to past winters, while warmer temperatures in early April also sparked an early snowmelt and supported water stocks refills in the regions. #Nordic hydropower generation and water reservoirs were still lower than in past year but also moved slightly closer to the five-year average recently. Run-of-river generation in Southern Europe is particularly high for the time of year, as is stored hydropower, however ICIS power analyst Ellie Chambers warned the early snowmelt could also represent a potential risk for later in the summer. 👉 Read mine and Luka Dimitrov's latest hydropower fundamentals recap and outlook: https://lnkd.in/ebKaxR5g (Subscribers only) #ICIS #energy #power #electricity #hydro #water #renewables #snow #snowpack #infographic #datajournalism

Aggregated hydropower stocks are above the seasonal average in South Europe, the Balkans and seem to be showing signs of recovery in the Nordics after falling to a particularly low point earlier this month. However, as I point out in Andrea Battaglia and Luka Dimitrov's article, the increase in both reservoir stocks and run-of-river, particularly in South Europe, is unlikely to be sustained for long. April's influx of hydropower is probably due to snowmelt caused by warm temperatures at the beginning of the month. This could pose a risk for later in the year - run-of-river generation usually peaks around May-June, so if we're seeing snowmelt already, we might not be seeing the kind of r-o-r generation we could usually expect a couple of months down the line. Give the full article a read for more information, or, if you're short of time, have a look at the snazzy infographic! #hydropower #electricity #electricitymarkets #powermarkets

The situation in the hydropower sector and the power system as of February 9: 🔹 Ukrhydroenergo stations are operating normally, providing the power system with balancing capacities. 🔹The level of electricity consumption has increased due to the cold snap. However, no deficit in the power system is expected. 🔹It is important not to overload the power system, especially during peak consumption hours (from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00). Digest of Ukrhydroenergo's key news for the week: ⚡️🌊Hydropower🌊⚡️ has recovered from the 2022 drought ⚡️🌊Prioritizing the restoration of generating facilities and equipment capacity ⚡️🌊Hydraulic power unit pumps have been put into operation at one of Ukrhydroenergo's stations after reconstruction. ⚡️🌊In February 1962, work began on the foundation pit for the Kyiv PSPP building #HPP #PSPP #Ukrhydroenergo #hydropower #WithHydropower #news #energy #Ukraine