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The Future of Hydroelectric Energy |
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by Keitaro Hanzawa | 10-08-2020 22:32 0 |
Overall awareness regarding the critical nature of renewable energy has increased to a very large extent in recent years. More attention means more news coverage, resulting in more insightful discussions that lead to real progress. The news covers a few topics in greater detail and leaves some slightly in the shadow. It seems that solar, wind, and nuclear(to an extent) has more of the spotlight. These articles or clips in the news inform of the public of developments within these sectors of renewable energy. Whether it be an increase in solar farms, more efficient solar cells, or off-shore wind farms, there is a plethora of information available for people to consume and learn from. But what is in store for one of humanity¡¯s oldest sources of energy? Hydro electric energy, though not as talked about, has a definitive place in our future as it has to our past. One core issue is the lack of available space for new infrastructure to be developed. Over the years, Hydroelectric facilities have been erected in the locations most feasible to source the power of water. Now there seems to be a shortage of places to build. Furthermore, Hydroelectric energy has stirred controversy as a result of some of its drawbacks. The key example here being the ¡°Three Gorges dam in China¡± which displaced 1.5 million people, and the loss of factories and mines. However, it¡¯s not time to give up on Hydroelectric power as there are still possible applications for its use in the future, regardless of space. The first discussion is the possibility of miniature dams or all together transitioning from dams to harnessing water without dams. This notion has been ¡°floated¡± around very much so recently, centralized on the idea of ¡°run of the river plants.¡± These water plants mainly utilise the flow of rivers and turbine generators to transform the water¡¯s kinetic energy to electrical energy. Essentially these mini-dams would be great in numbers and span all around a country¡¯s river producing energy constantly. A drawback to these mini-plants is the inherent lack of storage and the unpredictability of the water resulting in varying outputs of electricity on different days.
Another possibility is based around the company ¡°Searaser¡± which doesn¡¯t use the motion of rivers like dams but using the motion of sea waves to pump water into a nearby reservoir, then uses the down stream of the water to spin a turbine, then generating electricity from that. The main benefits is the simple design and the cheap components it has to do so. Whatever the future holds for hydroelectric energy, there are numerous possible future applications that could potentially have a large impact on energy production for the next generation. Source: Chloecox. ¡°Searaser – A Revolution in Wave Power?¡± Renewable Energy World, 9 Sept. 2019, www.renewableenergyworld.com/2012/02/29/searaser-a-revolution-in-wave-power/. |
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7 Comments
Hello keitaro,
I hope you are fine and doing well,
Thank you so much for letting us to know about hydroelectric energy .
Keep on sharing,
Regards,
Sharmila
Posted 12-10-2020 19:49
Greetings keitaro
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for report
Keep writing
Green cheers
Regards
Asmita Gaire
Posted 25-09-2020 16:38
Thanks for sharing keitaro
Posted 25-08-2020 18:48
Hello keitaro
I hope you are fine and doing great
Thanks for sharing report on future of hydro electricit
keep on sharing
Posted 13-08-2020 16:56
Hello Keitaro,
Thanks for sharing about hydroelectricity..
Keep on sharing!
GREEN CHEERS FROM NEPAL!
Regards
Paras Kunwar
Posted 12-08-2020 15:46
Hello, Keitaro,
I hope you are fine and doing well,
Thank you for the report on the future of hydroelectric energy,
Keep on sharing,
Regards,
Susma
Posted 11-08-2020 23:54
Hello Keitaro,
I hope you are fine and doing great!
Thanks for sharing about the future of hydroelectric energy. Nepal is rich in water resource so it has potential for hydroelectric energy.
Keep on sharing!
GREEN CHEERS FROM NEPAL!
Regards,
Sonika
Posted 10-08-2020 23:07