Postwar village hydro-power rehabilitation by Johann Zimmermann

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Tailwater recycling for hydro-power generation, Niger River by A.W. Alayande, O.A. Bamgboye

“…The result shows that a recycle of 60% of the flow at Lokoja back to Kainji reservoir will guarantee adequate supply of the daily water requirements for the generation of the full installed capacities of 760MW and 540MW of electricity at Kainj and Jebba.…”
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Textile composites from hydro-entangled non-woven fabrics by Memis Acar, J.F. Harper

“…A preliminary investigation is reported of the suitability of hydro-entangled nonwoven fabrics as fibre reinforcements in producing structural composites. …”
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Development of an IT tool for implementation of computer models of hydro-environmental systems by Naghmeh Keshavarzi-Roonizi

“…The system is designed to be operated via a network by multiple users. The application of this system to simulation of a number of realistic hydro-environmental phenomena has been carried out and the results are presented and discussed in this thesis.…”
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Hydro-electromechanical modelling of a piezoelectric wave energy converter by Emiliano Renzi

“…We investigate the hydro-electromechanical coupled dynamics of a piezoelectric wave energy converter. …”
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Hydro-acoustic frequencies of the weakly compressible mild-slope equation by Emiliano Renzi

“…We present a novel analytical solution for hydro-acoustic waves in a weakly compressible fluid over a slowly varying bottom. …”
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Hydrothermal carbonisation of anaerobic digestate for hydro-char production and nutrient recovery by Uttam Roy, Tanja Radu, Jonathan Wagner

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A two-dimensional hydro-morphological model for river hydraulics and morphology with vegetation by Mingfu Guan, Qiuhua Liang

“…This work develops a two-dimensional hydro-morphological model which can be used to simulate river hydraulics and morphology with various vegetation covers. …”
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A network control system for hydro plants to counteract the nonsynchronous generation integration by Harold R. Chamorro, Andres C. Sanchez, Andres Pantoja, Ivan Zelinka, Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt, Vijay K. Sood

“…Sweden is a country with abundant hydro power and has expectations to include more renewable energy sources, namely from wind power, into its electrical system. …”
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A review of pumped hydro energy storage development in significant international electricity markets by Edward Barbour, I.A. Grant Wilson, Jonathan Radcliffe, Yulong Ding, Yongliang Li

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An alternative sequence of operation for Pumped-Hydro Compressed Air Energy Storage (PH-CAES) systems by Daniel Pottie, Rafael AM Ferreira, Thales AC Maia, Matheus P Porto

“…In a previous publication, entitled “Experimental study of a PH-CAES system: Proof of concept”, we presented results of an innovative solution for energy storage that uses only air and water as working fluids, named PH-CAES (Pumped-Hydro Compressed Air Energy Storage). …”
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The Nile Basin Initiative HydroMet and Water Quality Project covering nine member countries by Durham Neil

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Hydro-acoustic precursors of gravity waves generated by surface pressure disturbances localised in space and time by Emiliano Renzi, F. Dias

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HydroTest: a web-based toolbox of evaluation metrics for the standardised assessment of hydrological forecasts by Christian Dawson, Robert J. Abrahart, Linda M. See

“…The HydroTest web site provides a wide range of objective metrics and consistent tests of model performance to assess forecasting skill. …”
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Numerical modelling of hydro-morphological processes dominated by fine suspended sediment in a stormwater pond by Mingfu Guan, Sangaralingam Ahilan, Dapeng Yu, Yong Peng, Nigel Wright

“…Fine sediment plays crucial and multiple roles in the hydrological, ecological and geomorphological functioning of river systems. This study employs a two-dimensional (2D) numerical model to track the hydro-morphological processes dominated by fine suspended sediment, including the prediction of sediment concentration in flow bodies, and erosion and deposition caused by sediment transport. …”
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A combined aperture model of an enhanced geothermal system using coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical simulation by Musa D. Aliyu, Colin D. Hills

“…To date, most existing fracture aperture models are limited to compression-induced closure and shearinduced dilation for the analysis of heat extraction in enhanced geothermal system (EGS) reservoirs. This paper presents a new, fully coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) model to investigate the combined effect of shear, thermal and compression stresses on fracture aperture alterations during the heat extraction process. …”
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Integrated TEEP approach to microgrid design and planning with small hydro/solar/diesel resources for standalone application by Daniel Akinyele, Ignatius Okakwu, Elijah Olabode, Richard Blanchard, Titus Ajewole, Chukwuka Monyei

“…The 1st and 2nd scenarios are 100% renewable energies but the 3rd and 4th scenarios emit CO2, CO, unburned hydrocarbon, particulates, SO2 and NOx of 35,294, 222, 9.71, 1.35, 86.4 and 209 kg; 444,841, 2,804, 122, 17, 1,089 and 2,634 kg, respectively. …”
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Hydro-biogeochemical coupling beneath a large polythermal Arctic glacier: implications for subice sheet biogeochemistry by Jemma Wadham, Martyn Tranter, A.J. Hodson, Richard Hodgkins, S. Bottrell, Richard Cooper, R. Raiswell

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Shifts in the source and composition of dissolved organic matter in Southwest Greenland lakes along a regional hydro-climatic gradient by Christopher L. Osburn, Nicholas John Anderson, Colin A. Stedmon, Madeleine E. Giles, Erika J. Whiteford, Terry J. McGenity, Alex J. Dumbrell, Graham J. Underwood

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Evaluating the importance of catchment hydrological parameters for urban surface water flood modelling using a simple hydro-inundation model by Dapeng Yu, Tom J. Coulthard

“…Therefore, where multiple entry points exist at the urban upstream boundary, e.g. during extreme rainfall events when surface runoff dominates in the catchment, a hydro-inundation model becomes advantageous as it can integrate the hydrological processes with surface flow routing on the urban floodplain. …”
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Calibrating the FloodMap model to improve the integrated HydroProg-FloodMap real-time multimodel ensemble system for forecasting inundation [abstract] by M. Swierczynska, Dapeng Yu, Bartlomiej Mizinski, A. Latocha, K. Parzoch

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Calibrating the FloodMap model based on geomorphological fieldwork and terrain analysis to improve the integrated HydroProg-FloodMap system for forecasting inundation [abstract] by Matylda Witek, Joanna Remisz, M. Swierczynska, Dorota Borowicz, K. Parzoch, Dapeng Yu

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Beyond ‘flood hotspots’: modelling emergency service accessibility during flooding in York, UK by Daniel Coles, Dapeng Yu, Robert Wilby, Daniel Green, Zara Herring

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Geometry optimization of linear and annular plasma synthetic jet actuators by Gabriele Neretti, Paolo Seri, Matteo Taglioli, Alexander H. Shaw, Felipe Iza, Carlo A. Borghi

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An intelligent data management system for computational modelling of pollutants transport in river networks by Rahim Ghorasi

“…This system is an elaborate software capable of modelling a wide range of hydro-environmental phenomena. …”
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Regional-scale drivers of groundwater faunal distributions by Tim Johns, J. Iwan Jones, Lee Knight, Louise Maurice, Paul Wood, Anne L. Robertson

“…Variance partitioning indicated that the hydro-units explained a greater proportion of the variance (7.52%) in the groundwater community than water chemistry (5.02%). …”
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How does sediment supply influence refugia availability in river widenings? by Cristina Rachelly, Kate Mathers, Christine Weber, Volker Weitbrecht, Robert M Boes, David F Vetsch

“…We used a calibrated 2D hydrodynamic model based on eight topographies obtained in laboratory experiments to assess refugia availability by analyzing the hydro-morphological conditions under varying sediment supply. …”
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Validating city-scale surface water flood modelling using crowd-sourced data by Dapeng Yu, Jie Yin, Min Liu

“…Most of the research undertaken so far has been focusing on local-scale predictions of sewer surcharge induced surface flooding, using a 1D/1D or 1D/2D coupled storm sewer and surface flow model. …”
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Overview of the Malawi energy situation and A PESTLE analysis for sustainable development of renewable energy by Collen Zalengera, Richard Blanchard, Philip Eames, Alnord M. Juma, Maxon L. Chitawo, Kondwani T. Gondwe

“…Based on the prevailing energy situation, a PESTLE analysis is provided in this paper outlining a novel thinking for addressing the political (P), economic (E), social (S), technological (T), legal (L), and environmental (E) challenges that constrain the development of renewable energy technologies in Malawi.…”
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Three essays on past determinants and potential future adoption of low-carbon technology by Saheed Bello

“…The installed capacities of the low-carbon technologies especially nuclear and wind exhibit different penetration patterns, the wind installed capacity accounts for more than 40 GW in 2050 in a new pricing regime, while the installed capacity of nuclear technology which is used as baseload plant drop to 1.2 GW. …”
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Groundwater availability in south western Nigeria by O.A. Agbede, O.O. Dosumu

“…In urban water supply the importance of groundwater has become very obvi­ous to most water supply agencies of the State Governments, thereby resulting in a tremendous increase in well drilling activities. …”
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Factors influencing equitable distribution of water supply and sanitation services in Uganda by Narathius Asingwire, Dennis Muhangi, John K. Odolon

“…Inequitable distribution of water and sanitation services has received national recognition and equity has been adopted as a key theme that should be monitored and measured every year as part of the sector’s performance review. …”
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Groundwater quality changes in the tsunami affected coastal belt - Southern Sri Lanka by Ranjana Piyadasa, K.D. Weerasinghe, H.K. Lakmal, D. Maier

“…First and second lines receiving their recharge from inland. Therefore, pH values changed and the quality of water significantly improved giving an electrical conductivity below 1000 μs/cm.…”
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Addressing challenges of water resilience: a study of water security risk in pastoralist households in Kenya by Nancy Balfour, Chamia Mutuku

“…The study is being carried out in both urban and rural communities in Samburu County and is applying a mixed methods research methodology incorporating both quantitative and innovative, qualitative research approaches.…”
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Synthesis of 1,3-Dienes via a sequential Suzuki-Miyaura coupling/Palladium-mediated Allene isomerization sequence. by yassir Al-Jawaheri, Marc Kimber

“…This sequence couples boronic acids with propargyl alcohols, generating the requisite allene in situ, followed by conversion of the unactivated allene to its 1,3-diene via a hydro-palladation/dehydro-palladation process. …”
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Assessing groundwater resources in coastal area: a case study in Myanmar by Jean-Michel Vouillamoz, Bruno Chatenoux, Jean-Michel Baltassat, Francis Mathieu

“…Finally, the economical impact of integrated hydro-geophyscial approach is calculated. This paper presents the main results of a survey conducted in Myanmar. …”
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Integrated water resources management and sound information system - Sri Lankan experience by G.T. Dharmasena

“…Therefore there is an urgent necessity for the formulation of a national plan to ensure the safety of dams by establishing a mechanism for periodic monitoring and taking timely action for necessary repairs.…”
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GC Insights: Open R-code to translate the co-occurrence natural hazards into impact on joint financial risk by John Hillier, Adrian Champion, Tom Perkins, Freya Garry, Hannah Bloomfield

“…For co-occurring hazards, this work proposes as an interim solution open R-code that deploys a metric (i.e., inter-hazard correlation coefficient r) obtainable from scientific research, usable in practice without restricted data (climate or risk) being exposed. …”
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Viability of marginal yield boreholes in selected geological formations in Ghana by M.C. Ofori-Agyeman, C.S.K. Kpordze, G.K. Anornu

“…One of such standards is declaring as marginal or unsuccessful, borehole with yield less than 0.81m3/hr. This has resulted in most marginal yield boreholes in fractured zone aquifers either being abandoned for insufficient water, or are possibly ear marked for hydro fracturing to enhance their viability. …”
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Extended mild-slope equations for compressible fluids by Emiliano Renzi, C. Cecioni, G. Bellotti, Paolo Sammarco, F. Dias

“…Such a system of equations can be implemented in numerical models for the early detection of coastal flooding based on the hydro-acoustic precursors of surface gravity waves (see [3]–[5]).…”
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Palladium-catalysed [2+3] cycloaddition routes to the tricyclic core of the stenine group of Stemona alkaloids by Vincent J. Neary

“…The route to the stenine core which we wished to look at, envisaged using a Pd(0) catalysed [2+3] cycloaddition between an activated vinylcyclopropane substrate and a suitable imine to give the hydro indole core. …”
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What are the key issues regarding the role of geothermal energy in meeting energy needs in the global south? by Edward D. Brown, Jon Cloke, Richard Blanchard, David Fisk, Jon Gluyas, Aled Jones, David Read, Paul L. Younger

“…When installed, geothermal plants have a far higher capacity factor than other sources (solar depends on the level of direct insolation, wind power on wind, etc.); estimates (REN21, 2009) give wind-power 21%, solar PV 14% but geothermal is at least as high as 75% and often more than 95%, given that once a plant is established it operates continuously except for routine down-time for maintenance and rare break-downs.…”
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Alternative solutions for challenging environments: a look at UNICEF-assisted ecosan projects worldwide by Belinda Abraham, Guy M. Kakumbi, Md. Monirul Alam, Elisabeth von Muench

“…The projects varied widely in size from 95 users for a project with household urine diversion dehydration toilets (UDDTs) in Bangladesh up to 23,000 users under emergency conditions in Zimbabwe. …”
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Experimental study of a PH-CAES system: Proof of concept by Tomás PL Camargos, Daniel Pottie, Rafael AM Ferreira, Thales AC Maia, Matheus P Porto

“…As a reference, we called this system PH-CAES. In this alternative solution two storage tanks, the first with compressed air and the second with water, are separated by a valve. …”
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Modelling the impact of land subsidence on urban pluvial flooding: a case study of downtown Shanghai, China. by Jie Yin, Dapeng Yu, Robert Wilby

“…This paper presents a numerical analysis of pluvial flooding to evaluate the impact of land subsidence on flood risks in urban contexts using a hydraulic model (FloodMap-HydroInundation2D). …”
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Electrification pathways for Kenya–linking spatial electrification analysis and medium to long term energy planning by Nandi Moksnes, Alexandros Korkovelos, Dimitrios Mentis, Mark Howells

“…In September 2015 UN announced 17 Sustainable Development goals (SDG) from which goal number 7 envisions universal access to modern energy services for all by 2030. …”
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Evidence for the weather-driven deterioration of ageing transportation earthworks in the UK by Kevin M Briggs, Peter R Helm, Joel A Smethurst, Alister Smith, Ross Stirling, Aleksandra Svalova, Yuderka Trinidad González, Fleur A Loveridge, Stephanie Glendinning

“…This paper reviews the evidence for the weather-driven deterioration of ageing transportation earthworks, with a focus on clay earthworks in the UK. These include earthworks of various ages (up to ∼200 years old), formed from a range of clay-rich strata and at various stages of deterioration. …”
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Emulating long-term weather-driven transportation earthworks deterioration models to support asset management by PR Helm, A Svalova, AM Morsy, M Rouainia, Alister Smith, Ashraf El-Hamalawi, DJ Wilkinson, H Postill, S Glendinning

“…A validated, physically based, deterministic modeling capability has been developed that can replicate the hydro-mechanically coupled behavior of cut and embankment slopes and their deterioration as driven by weather and climate. …”
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Loess geohazards research in China: Advances and challenges for mega engineering projects by C. Hsein Juang, Tom Dijkstra, Janusz Wasowski, Xingmin Meng

“…Unique geomorphological features include extensive surface erosion, soil piping (loess ‘karst’), catastrophic landslides, and widespread collapse (hydro-consolidation). The Chinese Loess Plateau is a more or less continuous drape of thick loess covering some 440,000 km2. …”
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Hydrogen-methane blend fuelling of a heavy-duty, direct-injection engine by G.P. McTaggart-Cowan, S.R. Munshi, S.N. Rogak, P.G. Hill, W.K. Bushe

“…The fuel’s lower carbon:energy ratio also reduces CO2 emissions. These results combine to significantly reduce tailpipe greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. …”
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