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Hydroelectric power as an efficient alternative energy source |
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Hydroelectric power is a clean, renewable, non-emitting source of energy. Thus source of energy is generated mainly from hydroelectric dams, and it provides low cost electricity and helps reduce carbon emission. Hydroelectric power is the world's largest renewable energy source. It is clean and renewable - it doesn't pollute the air because no fuels are burned and it's renewable because it uses the earth's water cycle to generate electricity. Hydro power turbines are capable of converting more than 90% of available energy into electricity. By comparison with fossil fuel plants - which is another source of renewable energy - fossil fuel plants are only approximately 50% efficient. Hydro power has a lot of positives. Firstly, it is important to other intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar. Hydro output can be used to keep the electric grid in balance as daily doses of sunshine and wind fluctuate and wane. Moreover, river waters are purely domestic resources, as the result, there almost no conflicts with foreign suppliers and no interruptions as the result of labor strikes. In addition, multi purpose dams provide water for irrigation, wildlife, recreation, and flood control benefits. However, critics claims that their reluctance to call hydroelectric power a renewable source of energy is based on the impact of dams on fisheries and water flows. Several large dams block migrating fish from reaching their spawning grounds. Nevertheless, hydroelectric power remains the most efficient source of renewable energy. Reference: https://naturalresources.house.gov/issues/issue/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C6840251613 https://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/gov-hydropower-renewable-energy.html |
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Posted 29-01-2018 18:46
good information
Posted 29-01-2018 18:46
Hi, Lemuel! Thanks for your report on hydroelectric power. As you've mentioned, hydroelectric power is one of the cleanest and most efficient methods of energy generation, given the proper resources. However, in order to let hydroelectric power be more widely used, the defects must be taken care of. The problem of blocked water flows may be solved by setting a mandatory time period that the gates must be opened, or relying more heavily on using flowing water instead of dams.
Posted 25-12-2017 23:00
Thank you for this interesting report about hydroelectric power! It was interesting!
Posted 23-12-2017 10:09
Hi Lemuel! Hydroelectric power is a most effective energy harvesting system generating power almost similar to that of original coal-fired power generation! With proper methods to control water flow and adjacent river eco-system, I believe it has a great potential to alternate any other energy harvesting system causing pollute emission or bad residues.
Posted 22-12-2017 22:49