Pumped hydro storage plants (PHSP) are considered the most mature large-scale energy storage technology. Although Brazil stands out worldwide in terms of hydroelectric power generation, the use of PHSP in the country is ...

Private investment in generation plants in Ecuador has been null over the last 10 years due to several political and economical factors. The only important hydro plant over that period, a 250 MW plant, was constructed by ...

Coal and hydro will be the main sources of electric energy in Chile for the near future, given that natural gas from neighbouring Argentina is not longer available and LNG price projections leave it only as a backup fuel. ...

This paper provides a concise outlook of the hydro developments, generation options and the environment in Latin America. Various public debates have occurred in recent decades in industrialized economies over the energy ...

The Energy Procurement (EP) problem faced by a large consumer is concerned with planning the energy procurement in the various energy markets available, such that its short- and medium-term demands are met, and the risks ...

HARE, a systematic tool to evaluate demand side measures to face sustained energy supply risk in hydrothermal power systems is presented in this paper. The main focus of the paper is to help centralized planners to ...

The increase in energy demand, accompanied by the concern to reduce environmental impacts, has intensified the research and use of renewable energy sources. In this context, pico-hydro systems have been intensively ...