Feasibility assessment, Lowell Hydroelectric Project

The results are presented of a feasibility analysis for hydroelectric generating facilities on the Merrimack River at Lowell, Massachusetts. The projected facility would utilize the existing Pawtucket Dam and a portion of the existing Northern Canal. The project was examined for economic, engineerin...

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Main Author: Not Available
Language:unknown
Published: 2015
Subjects:
13 HYDRO ENERGY
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
LOW-HEAD HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
MASSACHUSETTS
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
DAMS
LEGAL ASPECTS
POWER GENERATION
RETROFITTING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY SOURCES
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
POWER
POWER PLANTS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
USA
Low Head
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5817232
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5817232
https://doi.org/10.2172/5817232
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Summary:The results are presented of a feasibility analysis for hydroelectric generating facilities on the Merrimack River at Lowell, Massachusetts. The projected facility would utilize the existing Pawtucket Dam and a portion of the existing Northern Canal. The project was examined for economic, engineering, and environmental viability, and the results are favorable. The owners intend to proceed to the next step of negotiating a firm power purchase agreement.

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