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Small hydroelectric power plants (SHPP) are accepted by the legislation of EU Member States to benefit from renewable energy promotion scheme through various market mechanism. The SHPPs are a particular form and case of hydroelectric power plants (HPP) and are having a maximum capacity of 10 MW. Since the green certificate (GC) promotion scheme was awarded in Romania (2008), a considerable number of SHPP were constructed and commissioned in the last years. These projects have the same philosophy as a large hydro, ...

Renewable energy is playing an important role in the development of any modern country. Numerous renewable energy sources are now harvested on a large scale with the main purpose to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and diminish the use of fossil fuels. European Union member states agreed to achieve important quotas of renewable energy in their consumption until 2020 in energy and in transportation. Romania has the legislation aligned with the EU directives, therefore the government has issued specific legislati...