hydropower in wider energy and environmental perspective

HydropowerIn wider energy and environmental perspective

28 February 2012, Bucharest, Romania

Marko Gospodjinačkipresident

12.000.000households

+ 14.000.000untapped potential

Why Hydropower?

Domestic energy sourceRenewable energy source

Most efficientMost affordableMost applicableLongest life span

MultipurposeLocal economy boost

Safest investment today!

Most

EFFECTIVEway to produce electricity

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Primary energy transformation

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Hydropower CF Thermal Nuclear Wind Solar

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Typical weekly Load Diagram - Households

Covering the demand

DIVERSITY

Schwarzwald

Plitvice

Romania

14topics impairing SHP

HYSTORICALCentralised production

Environmental component

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ENERGY

CAPITAL

ENVIRONMENTALOver-population

Non-sustainability

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CRITERIA - PRIORITIES - PERSPECTIVE

DEFEND!

Environmental Impacts

Benefits Hydro Wind Solar Coal Gas Nuclear

Domestic ? ?

RES Efficient

Affordable U, P, f, t partly partly

Long-life Multipurpose Private inves.

Local Economy

List of benefits

ESHA promotes

Abandon extremes

Sectoral cooperation

Recognize potential

Recognize integrated value

Remove barriers

Stimulate storage

Adjust financing

Thank you

gospodjinacki@esha.be+32 2 546 1945