The facilitation of mini and small hydropower in Switzerland through institutional mechanisms

Nicolas Crettenand; Matthias Finger

doi:10.1109/EEM.2010.5558758

The facilitation of mini and small hydropower in Switzerland through institutional mechanisms

Nicolas Crettenand^*
, Matthias Finger

^*Corresponding author for this work

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Abstract

Within the context of the liberalisation of the electricity sector, the government's aim to increase renewable energy sources and post-Kyoto regulation, this paper aims to identify and develop institutional mechanisms to facilitate mini and small hydropower in Switzerland. Based on the literature of coevolution between institutions and technology, and based on the coherence framework, four institutional perspectives are elaborated: Small-scale hydropower needs a technical quality label; small-scale pump-storage schemes should be explored as distributed options for energy storage; the Swiss design of CO ₂-credits should include hydropower; and transaction costs for small-scale projects should be reduced. In conclusion, it is primarily the institutions which must evolve further to be aligned with the mature mini and small hydropower technologies. This will lead to the development of these renewable technologies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2010 7th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EEM.2010.5558758
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	2010 7th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2010 - Madrid, Spain Duration: 23 Jun 2010 → 25 Jun 2010

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Name	2010 7th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2010

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Conference	2010 7th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2010
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Madrid
Period	23/06/10 → 25/06/10

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

Distributed generation
Energy storage
Hydroelectric power generation
Institutional mechanisms
Liberalisation
Post-Kyoto
Regulation

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Crettenand, N & Finger, M 2010, The facilitation of mini and small hydropower in Switzerland through institutional mechanisms. in 2010 7th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2010., 5558758, 2010 7th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2010, 2010 7th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2010, Madrid, Spain, 23/06/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/EEM.2010.5558758

The facilitation of mini and small hydropower in Switzerland through institutional mechanisms. / Crettenand, Nicolas; Finger, Matthias.
2010 7th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2010. 2010. 5558758 (2010 7th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2010).

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