Hydro-climatic conditions and thermoelectric electricity generation – Part I: Development of models

Hagen Koch and Stefan Vögele

Energy, 2013, vol. 63, issue C, 42-51

Abstract: In recent years there have been several heat waves affecting the use of thermoelectric power plants, e.g. in Europe and the U.S. In this paper the linkage between hydro-climatic conditions and possible electricity generation restrictions is described. The coupling of hydrological models and a power plant model is presented. In this approach each power plant is considered separately with its technical specifications. Also environmental regulations, e.g. permissible rise in the cooling water temperature, are considered for the respective power plant. The hydrological models developed to simulate river runoff and water temperature are also site specific.

Keywords: Hydro-climatic conditions; Electricity generation; Modelling; Climate change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.10.018

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