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The Future of Energy
book

The Future of Energy

by Brian F. Towler
May 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
390 pages
11h 10m
English
Academic Press
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Chapter 10

Hydroelectricity

Abstract

Hydroelectricity is probably the cheapest and most reliable source of renewable energy, and it has not yet reached its limit of expansion either in US or in the world. As a result, it can and should be a significant future contributor to the energy supply. But hydroelectricity has its detractors because it depends on dams that impact fish migration and spawning regions and otherwise change the ecology of the river. There are solutions to these problems, but environmental concerns remain prevalent.

Keywords

hydroelectricity

Columbia River system

Grand Coulee Dam

Three Gorges Dam

environmental issues

reliability

pumped storage

Hydroelectricity is probably the cheapest, cleanest and most reliable of the renewable energy ...

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780128010273