TY - JOUR
TI - Safe passage for fish: The case for in-stream turbines
AU - Brown, E
AU - Sulaeman, S
AU - Quispe-Abad, R
AU - Müller, N
AU - Moran, E
T2 - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
AB - Current hydro power turbine technology is reviewed regarding safe fish passage. Much of the literature has focused on dam turbine configurations, while some have recommended to develop in-stream turbines as an alternative and potentially more environmentally- and ecologically-friendly option. Throughout the literature, several key design parameters and considerations appear consistently, with which future turbines are recommended to be designed if installed near fish habitats or migratory routes. Design parameters and recommendations are compiled and examined here, and conclusions about future developments of hydro turbines are provided. Additionally, the criteria and considerations are applied to an in-stream turbine design, which is shown to exhibit fish-friendly operation over a wide range of riverine velocities with mitigated fish access to the tip region. It is shown that in-stream turbines are a future-friendly (environmentally, ecologically and socially) technology that can provide sustainable energy generation to people throughout the world as an alternative to dams, including those in off-grid communities with little-to-no access to electricity.
DA - 2023/03//
PY - 2023
VL - 173
SP - 113034
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032122009157
DO - 10.1016/j.rser.2022.113034
LA - English
KW - Marine Energy
KW - Riverine
KW - Changes in Flow
KW - Collision
KW - Noise
KW - Fish
ER -