The development of small hydropower dams is widespread throughout Brazil and elsewhere in the world, vastly overshadowing large hydropower projects. The proliferation of these smaller … Smaller dams disrupt fish more than large hydropower projectsRead more
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Court Suspends Belo Monte Dam License in Victory for Indigenous People
In a victory for indigenous people in Brazil, a court has suspended the license for one of the world’s largest hydroelectric dams, just weeks before … Court Suspends Belo Monte Dam License in Victory for Indigenous PeopleRead more
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New categorization of Hydropower plants
How does one quickly increase the share of renewable energy in a country’s total energy mix? Going by the government of India, it requires a … New categorization of Hydropower plantsRead more
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No need to dam free-flowing rivers to meet world’s climate and energy targets
In a comment article published in the Nature last month, scientists argue that an “energy future in which both people and rivers thrive” is possible … No need to dam free-flowing rivers to meet world’s climate and energy targetsRead more
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Financiers to discuss hydropower as global heating mitigation, but dams are not ‘clean energy’
Nature, the world’s highest-impact scientific journal, published a comment on February 20 by an advisor to the Climate Bonds initiative, who claimed that dams are … Financiers to discuss hydropower as global heating mitigation, but dams are not ‘clean energy’Read more
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Hydroelectric power isn’t renewable
In the context of changing energy landscapes, there is a shift across the world beyond the conventional categorisation of energy as “renewable” and “non-renewable”, and … Hydroelectric power isn’t renewableRead more
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Social and environmental costs of hydropower are underestimated
While most developed countries have reduced the construction of large dams for the production of electricity in recent decades, developing countries, including Brazil, have embarked … Social and environmental costs of hydropower are underestimatedRead more
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Small dam impacts have been little studied by scientists, and little regulated by governments
The research, led by Thiago Couto of the University of Washington, examined the scale and expansion of small hydropower dams worldwide. In total, 82,891 smaller … Small dam impacts have been little studied by scientists, and little regulated by governmentsRead more
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Greenhouse gas emissions of hydropower
Greenhouse gas emissions of hydropower in the Mekong River Basin can exceed those of fossil fuel energy sources Hydropower is commonly considered as a clean … Greenhouse gas emissions of hydropowerRead more