Global Run Of River Power Market Size Comparison by Region, Types, Applications and by Sales Channel
A run of river power
plant is a small hydro power plant harnessing energy from the river
water. This hydropower being renewable in nature, small in size, and
dependent upon the natural water flow, seems to be a suitable
low-impact alternative to the existing large-scale plants.
A run of river power
plant produces hydropower from kinetic energy of the natural flow of
a river. A small portion of the river is diverted and led to the
power house through a channel or penstock. The flowing water rotates
the turbine which in turn rotates the generator coupled to it. This
plant can produce substantial power provided there is sufficient
water flow and its kinetic energy. The kinetic energy of this flowing
water can be increased by having a sufficient pitch. Hence a location
having such geographical features is suitable for the power plant to
operate efficiently.
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There are many
advantages of a run of river power plant. A dam is required only if
the available head is not enough to produce the power demanded.
Existing dams can also be used to meet the dam requirement. Since dam
is not necessary for such power plant, flood risks are reduced. Thus
negative impact on the environment is less. Flowing river water is
source of energy which is converted to electricity. It is also
environment friendly as it produces no pollution or any particulate
matter. It is convenient for use by factories, residential areas and
all those whose power requirement is not much. The run of river power
is an intermittent source of power. The power produced from such
plant is suitable only to meet the peak power loads and not base
load. Thus its operation and maintenance cost becomes high.
The run of river
power market has high prospects of development. In North America run
of river power projects are expected to perform well due to its high
dependency on hydropower in renewable sector. Europe is expected to
see gradual development of such run of river power market due to its
high concern for the environment and less availability the most
economically attractive sites. But it is also been seen as an
important source of energy security among other energy sources to
meet for Europe’s future energy requirement. So development but on
limited levels are expected in the forecasted period. China in Asia
Pacific is the largest producer of hydropower in the world. Other
major countries expected to contribute to renewables through
hydropower are India, Australia, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and the
Philippines. Hence the run of river power projects can be beneficial
in Asia Pacific too. Brazil is the second largest hydropower producer
in the world. Thus the rest of the world provides a high scope of run
of river power market development
Market segmentation
in run of river power projects is dependent upon the water- head
availability in the river. A run of river power with pondage is the
one where low head is available throughout the year. A pondage is a
storage facility to store the water and can be utilized during dry
seasons when water head is very low. In meeting the peak power
demands of consumers this stored water can be used. Another type of
such power plant is a run of river power without a pondage. Due to
enough head availability of the water in the river throughout the
year. No storage is required as water availability is enough to
produce the required power.
Some of the key
players in the run of river power market are China Yangtze Power Co.
Ltd., Duke Energy, Ontario Power Generation, and Stat Kraft AS.
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