Sentences with phrase «smaller hydroelectric dams»

Tens of thousands of smaller hydroelectric dams exist around the world, and all indications suggest that the number could substantially increase in the future.

By 1996, through a local network of solar panels and small hydroelectric dams, EWS supplied «green» power to the entire village.

Coming from Washington State, which is highly dependent on large hydroelectric dams for its electricity, McMorris Rodgers is a vocal supporter of hydropower and nuclear energy and has sponsored legislation expanding the development of small hydroelectric dams nationwide — a valuable source of renewable energy.

In recent years China has significantly expanded its interests in renewable energy sources including wind, solar, biofuels, tidal, and small hydroelectric dams.

China to add wind power capacity August 15, 2005 In recent years China has significantly expanded its interests in renewable energy sources including wind, solar, biofuels, tidal, and small hydroelectric dams.

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They created small model reservoirs, proving that hydroelectric dams released greenhouse gases and caused mercury to increase in fish.

For every large hydroelectric dam, 10 small dams exist.

Now, a synthetic fish is helping existing hydroelectric dams and new, smaller hydro facilities become more fish - friendly.

Today, there is also a growing interest in small hydro facilities such as small dams that generate less than 10 megawatts of power and pumped storage hydroelectric plants.

Hydroelectric power includes both massive hydroelectric dams and small run - of - the - Hydroelectric power includes both massive hydroelectric dams and small run - of - the - hydroelectric dams and small run - of - the - river plants.

With an electricity grid supplied by hydroelectric dams across rivers, from the heat of its numerous volcanoes, and from wind and the sun, the small Central American nation expects 97 percent of its energy generation to come from renewable sources this year.

The tapes captured the head of the climate sector admitting they'd contacted Pinguelli to help with the section on hydroelectric dams, because they knew he'd give them a small number for reservoir emissions.

The Columbia and Snake Rivers have a large number of run - of - river hydroelectric dams and a smaller number of larger dams with reservoirs designed to control the flow of water on the river.

I describe a recent resurgence in the construction of hydroelectric dams, both large and small, around the world, spurred, in substantial part, by their newfound description as a form of «clean energy» capable of mitigating the greenhouse gas emissions largely responsible for anthropogenic contributions to global climate change.

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MONY has also been active in helping communities, such as its financial assistance, along with large and small banks, in building a $ 28 million hydroelectric dam project in Massachusetts in 1976.