Hydropower Site-Level Monthly Availability Data Ensemble For 1950–2100 At Existing And Potential Global Sites
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-08515-2 <-- shared paper
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https://www.globalbioenergy.org/pros-and-cons-of-hydroelectric-energy/ <-- shared technical article
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“There is a growing demand for time-series data on hydropower availability at the site level, particularly to enable detailed investigation of the evolving role of hydropower in power grids. Such a dataset for both existing and potential hydropower sites, with global coverage, and incorporating future uncertainty, is still not available. Here, [the authors] present HydroSMADE (Hydropower Site-level Monthly Availability Data Ensemble) v1.0, a new open dataset that provides monthly hydropower availability for 1,593 existing and 124,333 potential sites worldwide over the period 1950–2100. The dataset is generated by using a global hydrologic model (Xanthos) with explicit representation of hydropower operations. Specifically, HydroSMADE distinguishes between storage and diversion sites, applies optimized operating rules, and incorporates site-specific characteristics such as generation capacity, maximum turbine flow, and reservoir storage. Driven by bias-corrected meteorological inputs, the site-level hydropower availability data is provided for 30 alternative future scenarios. Technical validation demonstrates consistency with reference datasets and literature across spatial scales, while highlighting improvements in representing operational differences between storage and diversion sites…”
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