The Case for Hydropower
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Electricity powers today’s modern world, and we’ve built our lives around its constant availability, hoping all the while that solutions are sustainable. Often, the most viable solutions are overlooked:
> Hydropower is a cost-effective, reliable, and renewable non-carbon source of energy.
> Hydropower is a viable alternative to natural gas and nuclear, and can mitigate the variability of intermittent renewables on existing power grids. > Hydropower has a long and proven history, and offers an abundant, sustainable, hopeful energy future. |
In 2019, hydropower generated 4,306 terawatt hours of clean electricity, the greatest contribution from a renewable energy source ever.
Water Works hydropower white paper includes:
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> An overview and survey
> SWOT assessment on costs and benefits > Norway, a case study > Look ahead - new and emerging technologies |
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