Abstract
The promotion of renewable energy sources exploitation represents an important goal of the European Union and in this respect the Water Framework Directive was issued. The document requires periodic hydropower assessment of the water courses, using software tools if possible. In this paper a methodology to identify best location for a small hydro power plant is proposed. The methodology is based on two software VADIPRO-ASTE and SMART MINI-IDRO and takes into consideration environmental restrictions. The optimization process uses available monthly average flows in a river section, calculated by taking into consideration the ecological flow and the water consumption for non-electricity production purposes. The ecological flow was calculated by a method elaborated by the National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management, to respect the legislation OUG 78/2017 that supports aquatic ecosystems functionality.
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