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Most renewable energy (RE) studies focus on technology readiness, environmental benefits and/or cost savings. The market permeation, viability and adoption of RE technologies such as micro hydropower (MHP), however, require the alignment of other interrelated factors, such as the socio-technical, institutional and political dimensions. This is particularly the case where the energy recovery potential in decentralised water networks is being explored as part of a wholesome sustainability strategy by and for individual and communal prosumers. This study employs a socio-technical approach to understand factors that influence the perceived viability and adoption of MHP in group water-energy schemes. Methods included a progressive literature review to formulate a conceptual framework for the implementation of MHP systems. The framework was validated using survey data from representative stakeholders from groups schemes in Ireland and Spain. These stakeholders were sampled and surveyed at the stage of considering the adoption of MHP in their water networks. The findings highlight the push–pull factors and discusses the opportunities and barriers to the adoption of MHP systems. It confirms that the market, institutional and policy context, cost and financial benefits, social support and collaborative services combine to influence the adoption of MHP technology. Thus, a framework for evaluating the socio-technical viability of MHP systems based on these more realistic integrated, multi-dimensional criteria is proposed.
Kemi Adeyeye; John Gallagher; Aonghus McNabola; Helena Ramos; Paul Coughlan. Socio-Technical Viability Framework for Micro Hydropower in Group Water-Energy Schemes. Energies 2021, 14, 4222 .
AMA StyleKemi Adeyeye, John Gallagher, Aonghus McNabola, Helena Ramos, Paul Coughlan. Socio-Technical Viability Framework for Micro Hydropower in Group Water-Energy Schemes. Energies. 2021; 14 (14):4222.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKemi Adeyeye; John Gallagher; Aonghus McNabola; Helena Ramos; Paul Coughlan. 2021. "Socio-Technical Viability Framework for Micro Hydropower in Group Water-Energy Schemes." Energies 14, no. 14: 4222.
The EU funded Interreg project REDAWN is presented, setting a new operational framework for efficiently foster micro-hydropower in water distribution.
Armando Carravetta; Oreste Fecarotta; Helena M. Ramos; Maria Mello; Juan Antonio Rodriguez-Diaz; JORGE GARCiA Morillo; Kemi Adeyeye; Paul Coughlan; John Gallagher; Aonghus McNabola. Reducing the Energy Dependency of Water Networks in Irrigation, Public Drinking Water, and Process Industry: REDAWN Project. Proceedings 2018, 2, 681 .
AMA StyleArmando Carravetta, Oreste Fecarotta, Helena M. Ramos, Maria Mello, Juan Antonio Rodriguez-Diaz, JORGE GARCiA Morillo, Kemi Adeyeye, Paul Coughlan, John Gallagher, Aonghus McNabola. Reducing the Energy Dependency of Water Networks in Irrigation, Public Drinking Water, and Process Industry: REDAWN Project. Proceedings. 2018; 2 (11):681.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArmando Carravetta; Oreste Fecarotta; Helena M. Ramos; Maria Mello; Juan Antonio Rodriguez-Diaz; JORGE GARCiA Morillo; Kemi Adeyeye; Paul Coughlan; John Gallagher; Aonghus McNabola. 2018. "Reducing the Energy Dependency of Water Networks in Irrigation, Public Drinking Water, and Process Industry: REDAWN Project." Proceedings 2, no. 11: 681.
The agricultural sector is one of the most significant users of water resources worldwide. Irrigation infrastructure has been modernized in recent years in many regions dedicated to agriculture, transitioning from traditional open channels to more efficient on-demand pressurized irrigation networks. Despite improvements in water efficiency, the modernization of these networks has led to increased energy demands of the irrigation sector. Several negative consequences have been linked to additional energy requirements of pressurized networks, such as the rising cost of irrigation water. Other consequence linked has been the excess pressure in certain locations that could be used to recover energy from these networks. This paper studies the excess pressure in pressurized irrigation networks and the conversion of this excess to usable energy by means of small-scale hydropower turbines. Twelve irrigation networks located in the South of Spain have been modelled, quantifying the excess pressure available for power generation. Over 1 GWh per annum has been estimated that could be recovered.
Miguel Crespo Chacón; Juan Antonio Rodríguez-Díaz; Jorge García Morillo; John Gallagher; Paul Coughlan; Aonghus McNabola. Potential Energy Recovery Using Micro-Hydropower Technology in Irrigation Networks: Real-World Case Studies in the South of Spain. Proceedings 2018, 2, 679 .
AMA StyleMiguel Crespo Chacón, Juan Antonio Rodríguez-Díaz, Jorge García Morillo, John Gallagher, Paul Coughlan, Aonghus McNabola. Potential Energy Recovery Using Micro-Hydropower Technology in Irrigation Networks: Real-World Case Studies in the South of Spain. Proceedings. 2018; 2 (11):679.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiguel Crespo Chacón; Juan Antonio Rodríguez-Díaz; Jorge García Morillo; John Gallagher; Paul Coughlan; Aonghus McNabola. 2018. "Potential Energy Recovery Using Micro-Hydropower Technology in Irrigation Networks: Real-World Case Studies in the South of Spain." Proceedings 2, no. 11: 679.
Increasingly organizations have to identify and implement improvement initiatives in an inter-organizational context. Implementing collaborative improvement is fraught with difficulties that encompass a wide array of intra- and inter-organizational change issues and working practices. In order to overcome these difficulties, explicit attention should be paid to the accumulation and development of knowledge and to the long-term development of a capability for learning and continuous improvement between organizations. This paper describes the application of an Action Learning and Action Research approach in collaborative improvement within an Extended Manufacturing Enterprise in the Netherlands.
Rick Middel Ir.; Louis Brennan; David Coghlan; Dr. Paul Coughlan. The Application of Action Learning and Action Research in Collaborative Improvement within the Extended Manufacturing Enterprise. Research Methodologies in Supply Chain Management 2005, 365 -380.
AMA StyleRick Middel Ir., Louis Brennan, David Coghlan, Dr. Paul Coughlan. The Application of Action Learning and Action Research in Collaborative Improvement within the Extended Manufacturing Enterprise. Research Methodologies in Supply Chain Management. 2005; ():365-380.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRick Middel Ir.; Louis Brennan; David Coghlan; Dr. Paul Coughlan. 2005. "The Application of Action Learning and Action Research in Collaborative Improvement within the Extended Manufacturing Enterprise." Research Methodologies in Supply Chain Management , no. : 365-380.