Sentences with phrase «potential hydropower dam»

All the good locations are already developed: The available number of potential hydropower dam sites is limited by geography, and in the United States, the most viable sites have already been developed or are off limits.

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While conventional hydropower will continue to grow as dams are completed in China, Brazil and a scattering of other countries, including Ethiopia, Malaysia, and Turkey, there exists enormous potential for non-conventional hydroelectricity generation from tidal and wave projects, as well as from small in - stream projects that will not require new dams.

These dams will serve mainly as a source of hydropower, with a total potential of 1,890 megawatts.