TY - GEN
T1 - Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment of Hydrokinetic Turbines in Developing Countries with a Focus on Colombia’s Context
AU - Martínez, Brandon
AU - Arrieta, Carlos
AU - Rubio, Ainhoa
AU - Luna, Mario
AU - Yepes, Hernando
AU - Chica, Edwin
AU - Velásquez, Laura
AU - Gómez Montoya, Juan Pablo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The growing demand for electricity, combined with increasing concerns about global warming, has accelerated the search for environmentally friendly power generation technologies. In recent times, hydrokinetic turbines (HKTs) have gained significance in renewable energy generation due to their affordability, reliability, ease of installation, and notably, minimal environmental impact. However, guidelines for evaluating the environmental consequences of these projects are sparse. This study seeks to establish general guidelines for performing an environmental impact assessment for HKT applications in developing nations, focusing on the Colombian scenario. It emphasizes the potential environmental repercussions linked to the construction, operation, and decommissioning of HKT, encompassing both physical and social aspects. This includes considerations like air and water quality, changes to terrestrial habitats, human health, greenhouse gas emissions, other pollutants, impacts on local community land use, and visual disruptions. Moreover, the study offers contingency strategies to address challenges that may arise during the technology’s implementation. Consequently, it underscores the necessity of considering environmental impacts across various stages of energy projects.
AB - The growing demand for electricity, combined with increasing concerns about global warming, has accelerated the search for environmentally friendly power generation technologies. In recent times, hydrokinetic turbines (HKTs) have gained significance in renewable energy generation due to their affordability, reliability, ease of installation, and notably, minimal environmental impact. However, guidelines for evaluating the environmental consequences of these projects are sparse. This study seeks to establish general guidelines for performing an environmental impact assessment for HKT applications in developing nations, focusing on the Colombian scenario. It emphasizes the potential environmental repercussions linked to the construction, operation, and decommissioning of HKT, encompassing both physical and social aspects. This includes considerations like air and water quality, changes to terrestrial habitats, human health, greenhouse gas emissions, other pollutants, impacts on local community land use, and visual disruptions. Moreover, the study offers contingency strategies to address challenges that may arise during the technology’s implementation. Consequently, it underscores the necessity of considering environmental impacts across various stages of energy projects.
KW - Developing countries
KW - Environmental impact assessment
KW - Hydrokinetic turbines
KW - Renewable energy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85188708198&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-52171-3_9
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-52171-3_9
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85188708198
SN - 9783031521706
T3 - Green Energy and Technology
SP - 139
EP - 161
BT - Congress on Research, Development, and Innovation in Renewable Energies - Selected Papers from CIDiER 2023
A2 - Espinoza-Andaluz, Mayken
A2 - Santana-Villamar, Jordy
A2 - Saca, Brayan Ordóñez
A2 - Dávila, Ángel Encalada
A2 - Vargas, Ester Melo
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - Congress on Research, Development, and Innovation in Renewable Energies, CIDiER 2022
Y2 - 19 September 2022 through 21 September 2022
ER -
