Water bodies and the species living in them are exposed to numerous sources of stress, of which hydropower is only one.
Water bodies and the species living in them are exposed to numerous sources of stress, of which hydropower is only one. The looming energy crisis has increased the pressure to push ahead with the energy transition in Switzerland. The parliamentarians will also debate this issue in the spring session, which is about to begin. The use of water bodies plays an important role here. Two researchers explain the risks to water systems arising from the use of potential that still exists and how the conflicts are to be assessed. Mr Schmid, you are a group leader in the Surface Waters department at Eawag and have been working on the effects of hydropower utilisation on water bodies for years. The pressure to generate even more energy from Swiss hydropower is currently very high.
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