2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development and Evaluation of Estimation Method for Micro-hydropower Potential Map
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20380131
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Irrigation, drainage and rural engineering/Rural planning
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| Research Institution | Ibaraki University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
GOTO Masahiro (独)農業食品産業技術総合研究機構, 農村工学研究所, 統括上席研究員 (20370596)
UESAKA Hiroyuki 富山国際大学, 子ども育成学部, 教授 (50329364)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2011
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| Keywords | マイクロ水力 / 包蔵水力 / 再生可能エネルギー / 数値地図 / 河川線形 / 河川流量 / 水利権 |
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| Research Abstract |
Firstly, necessary information and data were selected to estimate "micro-hydropower potential" of rivers and canals and methods were examined to correct the information and data. Continuously, it was developed an estimation approach to "micro-hydropower potential" using GIS data (alignment of water channels, grid elevation dataset and catchment geographical information) and flow-rate information (discharge and/or intake volume). Furthermore, it was examined to minimize information and data for applying the potential estimation, and to confirm an approach to calculate a distribution of small-hydropower potential on channels in large drainage basin, as a "small-hydropower potential Map" preparation approach. A part of research results was able to be applied to nationwide small-hydropower potential estimation by Ministry of the Environment.
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