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The Problem & Potential Of Hydropower

February 5, 2025 admin clean power, hydroelectric, hydropower, small hydropower, Utah

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:30:52 +0000

Mark Z. Jacobson from Stanford University has explained why investments in wind, water, and solar are the only feasible ways to convert the US and the world to clean energy. However, even the best technologies come with environmental impacts. With encouragement from the federal government, private industry has recently made … [continued]

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A Case for Small Hydro

December 7, 2024 admin clean power, Energy Storage, hydroelectric, pumped hydro storage, small hydro, small hydropower

Credit to Author: Letters to the Editor| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 04:58:06 +0000

Harnessing renewable energy is a crucial step in building sustainable communities, and as climate change accelerates, finding carbon-free energy sources that are affordable, reliable, and can handle changes in policy, extreme weather events, and rising demand is more important than ever. One often-overlooked solution? Our rivers. Small hydroelectric turbines (“Small … [continued]

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