@Article{OmettoCSRATSBR:2013:CaEmFu,
               author = "Ometto, Jean Pierre Henry Balbaud and Cimbleris, Andr{\'e} C. P. 
                         and Santos, Marco A. dos and Rosa, Luiz P. and Abe, Donato and 
                         Tundisi, Jos{\'e} G. and Stech, Jos{\'e} Luiz and Barros, Nathan 
                         and Roland, F{\'a}bio",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {FURNAS 
                         Centrais El{\'e}tricas S.A.} and COPPE/UFRJ, Centro de Tecnologia 
                         and COPPE/UFRJ, Centro de Tecnologia and {Instituto Internacional 
                         de Ecologia} and {Instituto Internacional de Ecologia} and 
                         {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and 
                         {Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora} and {Universidade Federal 
                         de Juiz de Fora}",
                title = "Carbon emission as a function of energy generation in 
                         hydroelectric reservoirs in Brazilian dry tropical biome",
              journal = "Energy Policy",
                 year = "2013",
               volume = "58",
                pages = "109--116",
                month = "July",
             keywords = "greenhouse gases, climate change, energy generation, greenhouse 
                         effect.",
             abstract = "Most energy generation globally is fueled by coal and oil, raising 
                         concerns about greenhouse gas emissions. Hydroelectric reservoirs 
                         are anthropogenic aquatic systems that occur across a wide 
                         geographical extent, and, in addition to their importance for 
                         energy production, they have the potential to release two 
                         important greenhouse gases (GHGs), carbon dioxide and methane. We 
                         report results from an extensive study of eight hydroelectric 
                         reservoirs located in central and southeastern tropical Brazil. In 
                         the Brazilian dry tropical biome reservoirs, emissions (in tons of 
                         CO2 Eq. per MW h) varied from 0.01 to 0.55, and decreased with 
                         reservoir age. Total emissions were higher in the reservoir lake 
                         when compared to the river downstream the dam; however, emissions 
                         per unit area, in the first kilometer of the river after the dam, 
                         were higher than that in the reservoir. The results showed, 
                         despite higher carbon emissions per energy production in the 
                         youngest reservoirs, lower emission from hydroelectric reservoirs 
                         from the studied region in relation to thermo electrical supply, 
                         fueled by coal or fossil fuel. The ratio emission of GHG per MWh 
                         produced is an important parameter in evaluating the service 
                         provided by hydroelectric reservoir and for energy planning 
                         policies.",
                  doi = "10.1016/j.enpol.2013.02.041",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.02.041",
                 issn = "0301-4215",
                label = "lattes: 2691497637313274 7 OmettoCSRATSBR:2013:CaEmFu",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "1-s2.0-S0301421513001444-main.pdf",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.02.041",
        urlaccessdate = "29 jun. 2024"
}