More reliable forecasts for water flows can reduce price of electricity

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 06:49 in Physics & Chemistry

Brazil, Canada, China, the US, Russia, Norway, Japan, and Sweden are among the largest producers of hydroelectric power in the world. One problem for hydroelectric power companies is that the great variations in the river flow and the lack of long-term forecasts make it difficult for power companies to determine how much water in their dams should be saved or released.

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