Project description
Examining the environmental impact of Amazon hydropower
Hydroelectric power is a popular renewable energy source that doesn’t produce greenhouse emissions, but it comes at a significant cost to the aquatic species in river ecosystems. The EU-funded HydroCORE project sets out to monitor, analyse and illustrate the impacts of reservoir-based hydropower on the Andean headwaters of the Amazon River basin. Through remote sensing, water quality testing and modelling of the Paute River in Ecuador, the project will propose a standard procedure for evaluating similar river systems. Increasing the understanding of the impact of hydropower on riparian wildlife could help make such development more environmentally sustainable globally.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringremote sensing
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologydrainage basins
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydroelectricity
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-AG-UN - HORIZON Unit Grant
Coordinator
UNIVERSITEIT GENT
Net EU contribution
€ 238 764,48
Address
Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 25
9000 Gent
Belgium
9000 Gent
Belgium
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Region
Vlaams Gewest Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Arr. Gent
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
No data
Partners (1)
UNIVERSIDAD DE CUENCA
Ecuador
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
12 Of April Avenue
01.01 Cuenca
01.01 Cuenca
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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
No data