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DOI	10.1038/s41467-021-24437-6
	Solar energy and regional coordination as a feasible alternative to large hydropower in Southeast Asia
	Siala K.; Chowdhury A.K.; Dang T.D.; Galelli S.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	2041-1723
卷号	12 期号:1
英文摘要	Strategic dam planning and the deployment of decentralized renewable technologies are two elements of the same problem, yet normally addressed in isolation. Here, we show that an integrated view of the power system capacity expansion problem could have transformative effects for Southeast Asia’s hydropower plans. We demonstrate that Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia have tangible opportunities for meeting projected electricity demand and CO2 emission targets with less hydropower than currently planned—options range from halting the construction of all dams in the Lower Mekong to building 82% of the planned ones. The key enabling strategies for these options to succeed are solar PV and regional coordination, expressed in the form of centralized planning and cross-border power trading. The alternative expansion plans would slightly increase the cumulative costs (up to 2.4%), but substantially limit the fragmentation of additional river reaches, thereby offering more sustainable pathways for the Mekong’s ecosystems and riparian people. © 2021, The Author(s).
语种	英语
scopus关键词	carbon; alternative energy; electricity; emission control; feasibility study; hydroelectric power; regional climate; solar power; Article; Cambodia; carbon footprint; controlled study; ecosystem; electricity; human; hydropower; Laos; renewable energy; river; solar energy; Thailand; Viet Nam; Cambodia; Laos; Thailand
来源期刊	Nature Communications
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/251397
作者单位	TUMCREATE Ltd., Singapore, Singapore; Environmental Studies Department, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States; Pillar of Engineering Systems and Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Siala K.,Chowdhury A.K.,Dang T.D.,et al. Solar energy and regional coordination as a feasible alternative to large hydropower in Southeast Asia[J],2021,12(1).
APA	Siala K.,Chowdhury A.K.,Dang T.D.,&Galelli S..(2021).Solar energy and regional coordination as a feasible alternative to large hydropower in Southeast Asia.Nature Communications,12(1).
MLA	Siala K.,et al."Solar energy and regional coordination as a feasible alternative to large hydropower in Southeast Asia".Nature Communications 12.1(2021).