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MODELLING OF THE ALGAL BLOOMS AND ENERGY PRODUCTION IN THE VOLGA RESERVOIRS
(STEF92 Technology, 2021-12-20, Ivan Krayev, С. А. Гусейнова, María Ivanova)
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The Volga is a cascade of lowland reservoirs since 1982. This allows flood prevention, river-sea navigation and hydropower generation. The creation of a cascade of hydropower plants led to the flooding of fertile floodplain lands, a decrease in water quality, and drastic algal blooms in the summer season. The alternative solution includes establishment of combined renewable energy plants containing floating solar and pumped storage plants near the existing hydropower plants. This is tentatively estimated to lower ...
Hydrology and Water Resources2021