China’s hydropower energy system toward carbon neutrality

doi:10.1007/s42524-022-0196-2

Front. Eng

2022, Vol. 9

Issue (4) : 677-682 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-022-0196-2

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China’s hydropower energy system toward carbon neutrality

Zhongkai FENG¹(

), Wenjing NIU², Chuntian CHENG³, Jianzhong ZHOU⁴, Tao YANG¹

¹. College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Development, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
². Bureau of Hydrology, ChangJiang Water Resources Commission, Wuhan 430010, China
³. Institute of Hydropower and Hydroinformatics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
⁴. School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China

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Abstract

Wind and solar powers will gradually become dominant energies toward carbon neutrality. Large-scale renewable energies, with strong stochasticity, high volatility, and unadjustable features, have great impacts on the safe operation of power system. Thus, an advanced hydropower energy system serving multiple energies is required to respond to volatility, with expanding role from a “stable energy supplier” to a “flexible efficiency regulator”. Future research and application can be considered from three aspects: 1) system expansion (e.g., the construction of large-scale hydropower/renewable energy bases in China, the construction of transnational hydropower energy internet, and the functional transformation of traditional hydropower reservoirs and generating units); 2) efficiency promotion (e.g., advanced intelligent forecasting, multi-objective operation, and risk management methods); and 3) supporting measures (e.g., market reform, benefit compensation and policy mechanism, technical standards, and laws and regulations).

Keywords hydropower system carbon neutrality artificial intelligence

Corresponding Author(s): Zhongkai FENG

Just Accepted Date: 08 April 2022 Online First Date: 09 May 2022 Issue Date: 08 December 2022

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Zhongkai FENG,Wenjing NIU,Chuntian CHENG, et al. China’s hydropower energy system toward carbon neutrality[J]. Front. Eng, 2022, 9(4): 677-682.

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Fig.1 Summary of possible strategies for hydropower energy system toward carbon neutrality.

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