Possible Small Hydroelectric Power Stations In The Arctic Zone
Abstract
Small rivers of the vast territory of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) are poorly studied. In recent years, the interest in their use has increased due to the sharp increase in the cost of the main energy resource of diesel fuel and its delivery to remote areas of the region. Transportation of diesel fuel to remote settlements, depending on the place of delivery, is carried out by rivers or winter roads. At the same time, the republic has significant reserves of hydropower. The potential energy of the small rivers of Yakutia is estimated at about 250 billion kWh*h per year. In the warm season the use of this energy will allow completely replacing the work of existing and future diesel power plants without harmful negative environmental impact. If the cost of environmental protection measures is included in the cost of “standard” energy, the balance pan may well lean towards renewable energy sources. If available, the hydropower resources may provide affordable electricity. Given the high cost of liquid fuel and extremely difficult conditions for its delivery to the Arctic regions of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), there are real prerequisites for considering the possibility of creating small hydroelectric power stations.
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Nogovitsyn, D. D., Sheina, Z. M., & Sergeeva, L. P. (2024). Possible Small Hydroelectric Power Stations In The Arctic Zone. In D. K. Bataev (Ed.), PROOF: Social and Cultural Transformations in the Context of Modern Globalism (SCTCMG 2023), vol 135. European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences (pp. 385-391). European Publisher. https://doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2024.10.49