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Unlock the ideal location for your next renewable energy project

You need data you can trust backed by engineering intelligence to make a crucial decision: where to locate your next hydropower project.

Sherlock delivers resource maps to make this choice with confidence for your region or country. Forget about the long and costly inventory processes of the past. Get the data and analysis you need in one smart solution with profitability assessments delivered in hours, not days.

DATA TO DECIDE

Sherlock inspects and analyses the most relevant and reliable data, unlocking the production characteristics you need to decide on your future.

SMART AND SPEEDY

Get the smart information you need for your country and none you don’t. Results are delivered in just a few hours for a surface area of 250,000 m².

TRUSTED EXPERTISE

Making smart choices requires more than data. You need intelligence based on trusted engineering acumen and experience. That’s Sherlock.

Features

Key Features

Types of dams identified

Sherlock identifies sites for both Run of River (RoR) dams and Storage dams. RoR are selected to optimise natural head: maximum chute with the minimum length. Storage dams are selected to maximise regulation capacity (inflows and reservoir volume), while minimising dam body volume.

Performed with multicriteria analysis

Once sites are identified, Sherlock inspects them with spatial analysis powered by Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology. This leads to the exclusion of some sites and the ranking of those remaining. The multi-criteria ranking extends beyond profitability to include the environmental and social impacts that decision-makers need.

Trusted technology and data

Sherlock is powered by recognised climate datasets, hydrographic networks and advanced 3D modelling technology. Spatial analysis is performed on GIS software using dedicated scripts that measure proximity, distance and more.

16%
of global electricity is produced by hydropowe
1330
GW of hydropower has reached installed capacity
2600
GW of hydropower needed to meet global climate targets

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