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Finland, the recently suspended support for small
hydropower plants has resulted in a six-fold reduction of
the economically feasible potential from 1,200 to 200
GWh/year).
The Stream Map i reveals that during the last 10 years
new small hydropower potential has been greatly
affected by environmental legislation, especially sites
located in designated areas, such as Natura 2000, and
the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) among
others. Environmental mitigation measures will add to
the cost of electricity generation by small hydropower.
Strong environmental requirements are imposed for
example in the Baltic States (e.g. in Lithuania) with even
higher requirements identified in the United Kingdom.
Clear recommendations are needed for Denmark,
Finland and Sweden on how to interpret the EU
Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC and the WFD
Directive that appears to be contradictory. 8
8. European Small Hydropower Association and
Intelligent Energy Europe (2012). Stream Map for Small
Hydropower in the EU-27 in the view of the 2020
targets. Available from www.streammap.esha.be.
9. European Small Hydropower Association and Small
Hydropower Energy Efficiency Campaign Action (2008).
Strategic Study for the Development of Small Hydro
Power in the European Union.
10. Mannvit (2012). Development of a methodology for
estimation of Technical Hydropower potential in Iceland
using high resolution Hydrological Modeling. Available
from www.vedur.is/media/2012_001web.pdf.
11. European Commission (n.d.). Hydropower. Available
from
http://ec.europa.eu/research/energy/eu/index_en.cfm?
pg=research-hydropower Accessed December 2012.
Note
i. The Stream Map was co-funded by the Intelligent
Energy Europe Programme of the European
Commission. It aimed to define a clear and consistent
roadmap in Europe for the small hydropower sector. It
was completed in 2012.
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