on the island, hydropower is expected to be extracted from a river of the river system via a pipe, 74 m long, to a turbine. During the dry season, from February to May the average daily flow rate of the river is 35 m3s-1 and for the remaining 8 months, the average daily flow rate of the water is 115 m3s-1. Assume, the initial capacity expenditure evaluated on a yearly basis of the run of a river system is $900 000, the annual operating cost is $17 500; and the density of water is 1000 kg ∙ m-3 . Considering the run of the river system above, determine (i) the energy potential at the source for one year, (ii) the levelized cost of electricity, and (iii) compare the LCOE value and the cost of electricity, and comment on the capital investment.

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on the island, hydropower is expected to be extracted from a river of the river system via a pipe, 74 m long, to a turbine.
During the dry season, from February to May the average daily flow rate of the river is 35 m3s-1 and for the remaining 8 months, the average daily flow rate of the water is 115 m3s-1. Assume, the initial capacity expenditure evaluated on a yearly basis of the run of a river system is $900 000, the annual operating cost is $17 500; and the density of water is 1000 kg ∙
m-3
.
Considering the run of the river system above, determine
(i) the energy potential at the source for one year,
(ii) the levelized cost of electricity, and
(iii) compare the LCOE value and the cost of electricity, and comment on the capital investment.

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