@Article{VellosoMartPere:2019:CaStHy,
               author = "Velloso, Maria Francisca Azeredo and Martins, Fernando Ramos and 
                         Pereira, Enio Bueno",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and 
                         {Universidade Federal de S{\~a}o Paulo (UNIFESP)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}",
                title = "Case study for hybrid power generation combining hydro- and 
                         photovoltaic energy resources in the Brazilian semiarid region",
              journal = "Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy",
                 year = "2019",
               volume = "1",
                pages = "1--14",
                 note = "{Setores de Atividade: Pesquisa e desenvolvimento 
                         cient{\'{\i}}fico.}",
             keywords = "Solar Energy, Photovoltaic, Hydroelectricity.",
             abstract = "Hydropower is currently the primary energy resource to service the 
                         Brazilian electricity sector. However, the dry seasons in the 
                         Brazilian semiarid region have become longer due to climate 
                         variability, and they have afected the operation of hydropower 
                         plants during the last decade. Brazil has a growing energy demand, 
                         and energy mix diversifcation is essential to meet the power 
                         capacity required to support sustainable development. Investments 
                         in photovoltaic power plants are already a robust strategy to 
                         foster a new cycle of socioeconomic development based on a 
                         low-carbon economy. Hybrid power generation using hydro- and solar 
                         energy resources can be an alternative source due to the seasonal 
                         complementarity between them in the Brazilian semiarid region. 
                         During the dry periods, the photovoltaic power plant can replace 
                         hydropower generation. The present study aimed to evaluate the 
                         contribution of a solar photovoltaic plant to increase power 
                         generation in the Sobradinho hydropower plant operating in the 
                         S{\~a}o Francisco River, the most important water resource in the 
                         Brazilian semiarid region. The results showed that the PV power 
                         plant contributes to saving water for other multiple usages and 
                         avoids emissions of greenhouse gases by thermal power plants in 
                         long periods of intense drought. According to the simulation 
                         results for the 20132015 period, the PV plant would add around 
                         8350 GWh to the actual power generated in Sobradinho using an area 
                         smaller than 0.5% of its water reservoir surface. In addition, 
                         hybrid power generation would avoid emissions around 27.106 t CO2 
                         released into the atmosphere by thermal power plants using fossil 
                         fuels during 3 years.",
                  doi = "10.1007/s10098-019-01685-1",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10098-019-01685-1",
                 issn = "1618-954X",
                label = "lattes: 0638551133292550 3 VellosoMartPere:2019:CaStHy",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "Velloso2019_Article_CaseStudyForHybridPowerGenerat.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "27 abr. 2024"
}