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.

Idioma original	Inglés
Número de artículo	012002
Publicación	IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Volumen	151
N.º	1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/151/1/012002
Estado	Publicada - 4 jun. 2018
Evento	9th International Conference on Environmental Science and Development, ICESD 2018 - Paris, Francia Duración: 7 feb. 2018 → 9 feb. 2018

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