Methane Emissions from Ecuadorian Hydropower Dams

M. A. Paucar; P. I. Amancha; T. D. San Antonio; L. P. Acurio; A. F. Valencia; C. Galarza

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/151/1/012002

Methane Emissions from Ecuadorian Hydropower Dams

M. A. Paucar^*
, P. I. Amancha
, T. D. San Antonio
, L. P. Acurio
, A. F. Valencia
, C. Galarza

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Climate change is one of the most critical environmental problems nowadays. This change is caused by greenhouse effect, which is related to anthropogenic activities as gases production by fossil fuels and industrial production. Methane emission was evaluated in five Ecuadorian hydropower dams with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change methodology. The average emission was 168,741 tCO₂eq per year in the five stations. The energy density of the Ecuadorian hydropower dams is higher than Brazilian with similar capacity; this result is due to the Ecuadorian's geography. Despite benefits of the hydropower, to mitigate methane emission is recommended to minimize the environmental impact.

Original language	English
Article number	012002
Journal	IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Volume	151
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/151/1/012002
State	Published - 4 Jun 2018
Event	9th International Conference on Environmental Science and Development, ICESD 2018 - Paris, France Duration: 7 Feb 2018 → 9 Feb 2018

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