100 key questions to guide hydropeaking research and policy | 100 questions clefs pour guider la recherche et la gouvernance autour de la gestion des rivières par éclusée
2023
Hayes, D.S. | Bruno, M.C. | Alp, M. | Boavida, Isabel | Batalla, R.J. | Bejarano, M.D. | Noack, M. | Vanzo, Davide | Casas-Mulet, R. | Vericat, D. | Carolli, M. | Tonolla, D. | Halleraker, J.H. | Gosselin, M.-P. | Chiogna, G. | Zolezzi, G. | Venus, T.E. | Universität für Bodenkultur Wien = University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences [Vienne, Autriche] (BOKU) | Fondazione Edmund Mach - Edmund Mach Foundation [Italie] (FEM) | RiverLy - Fonctionnement des hydrosystèmes (RiverLy) ; Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) | Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon = Université de Lisbonne (ULISBOA) | Instituto Catalán de Investigación del Agua = Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA) ; Universitat de Girona = University of Girona (UdG) | Universitat de Lleida | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) | Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences | Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich] (ETH Zürich) | Technische Universität Munchen - Technical University Munich - Université Technique de Munich (TUM) | University of Melbourne | Forest Sciences and Technology Centre of Catalonia | SINTEF Energy Research | Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften = Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) | Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) | Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) | Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck - University of Innsbruck | Università degli Studi di Trento = University of Trento (UNITN) | University of Passau | HyPeak
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. As the share of renewable energy grows worldwide, flexible energy production from peak-operating hydropower and the phenomenon of hydropeaking have received increasing attention. In this study, we collected open research questions from 220 experts in river science, practice, and policy across the globe using an online survey available in six languages related to hydropeaking. We used a systematic method of determining expert consensus (Delphi method) to identify 100 high-priority questions related to the following thematic fields: (a) hydrology, (b) physico-chemical properties of water, (c) river morphology and sediment dynamics, (d) ecology and biology, (e) socio-economic topics, (f) energy markets, (g) policy and regulation, and (h) management and mitigation measures. The consensus list of high-priority questions shall inform and guide researchers in focusing their efforts to foster a better science-policy interface, thereby improving the sustainability of peak-operating hydropower in a variety of settings. We find that there is already a strong understanding of the ecological impact of hydropeaking and efficient mitigation techniques to support sustainable hydropower. Yet, a disconnect remains in its policy and management implementation.
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