Data is presented on estimation calculations of the energy potential of the rivers of Russia, and the history of the development of a small hydropower in the Russian Federation is briefly explained. The current use of energy resources and the prospects for their further utilization worldwide in different countries of the world are examined. The basic difficulties of developing small hydropower in Russia are defined, and provisions for development of small hydropower are proposed.
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Translated from Gidrotekhnicheskoe Stroitel’stvo, No. 6, June 2020, pp. 9 – 15.
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Markin, V.V., Kiselev, N.P. & Kmotrikov, N.I. Mini, Micro, and Small Hydropower Plants are Returning to the Market. Power Technol Eng 54, 494–499 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10749-020-01238-3
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