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"Landscape is not renewable"
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by
zopemaster
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published
Oct 17, 2013
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:55 PM
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filed under:
climate protection policy,
energy policy,
tourism,
water consumption, water supply,
hydropower,
renewable energy
Must the Alps really be squeezed to the last drop so they can contribute yet more to the energy transition? The CIPRA annual conference on "The Alps as a Water Trough" saw more passionate debate on this topic than any other.
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Alpine Signals Focus 1
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by
zopemaster
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:06 AM
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filed under:
hydropower,
renewable energy
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Artificial high water affects ecology of running water
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by
zopemaster
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published
Dec 02, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
rivers and streams - impairments,
rivers and streams,
ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles,
ecology,
hydropower,
renewable energy
A new WWF study shows that the artificial high-water (surges) and low-water (sinks) caused daily by hydraulic power plants are having disastrous repercussions on the ecosystem of running water.
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CIPRA's point of view: Water on!
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by
zopemaster
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published
Feb 22, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:55 PM
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filed under:
hydropower,
renewable energy,
Point of view
Austria's checklist for the building of hydroelectric power plants is technically sound, offering transparency for building permits, but no protection for ecologically intact waters.
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Common guidelines for the use of small hydropower in the alpine region
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by
zopemaster
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM
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filed under:
hydropower,
renewable energy
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Dams in Austria
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by
zopemaster
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:26 AM
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filed under:
hydropower,
renewable energy
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Dams: new stakes in their role in mountain areas
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by
zopemaster
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM
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filed under:
reservoirs / artificial standing waters,
ponds and lakes,
hydropower,
renewable energy
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Decrease in water runoff from the Swiss Alps
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by
zopemaster
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published
Aug 25, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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filed under:
water cycle,
hydropower,
renewable energy,
climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy
A new study analyses the impact of a potential climate change on hydrological discharge regimes from the Swiss Alpine region for the period between 2020 and 2050. Eleven catchment areas with different glaciation rates and altitude ranges were examined.
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How much hydropower is ecologically sustainable ?
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Oct 06, 2021
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last modified
Jan 17, 2022 08:10 AM
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filed under:
alpMedia 6/2021,
Renewable Energy,
natural standing waters / lakes,
Energy Transition,
Water use,
hydropower,
hydropower position,
energy efficiency,
Position,
environmental damage,
energy policy
Renovate power plants instead of building new ones, preserve the last freshwater pearls, coordinate use and protection across countries: CIPRA has published a position paper with detailed technical demands on the use of hydropower in the Alps.
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Hydropower Generation in the Alps focusing on Small Hydropower
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by
zopemaster
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM
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filed under:
hydropower,
renewable energy
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