Xiaogang He
@xiaogang-he.bsky.social
NUSingapore Asst Prof. Former Stanford Postdoc. Princeton trained Ph.D. Hydrologist. Study: droughts, floods, water-food-energy, environmental policy.
Our integrated water-sediment-energy planning framework enables decision-makers to test how different combinations of hydropower, solar, wind and energy storage affect both energy system costs and sediment delivery.
Hydropower is an important clean energy source, but dams trap river sediment with downstream impacts, including to coastlines. Integrating solar, wind, and energy storage facilities can maintain energy supply while maintaining downstream sediment transport.
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Strategizing renewable energy transitions to preserve sediment transport integrity - Nature Sustainability
Hydropower is a clean energy source but dams trap river sediment, decreasing delivery downstream and to coastlines. In the Mekong River Basin, replacing some hydropower dams with solar, wind and energy storage facilities could maintain energy supply while reducing impact on sediment transport.
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October 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Our integrated water-sediment-energy planning framework enables decision-makers to test how different combinations of hydropower, solar, wind and energy storage affect both energy system costs and sediment delivery.