Showing posts with label Hydropower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hydropower. Show all posts

Friday, May 3, 2013

Why is Hydropower a Green Energy Source?

Hydroelectical station explained by hydro.org


It is estimated that we only use 3% of our damns to products hydroelectric power. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), with inputs from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), executed the technical analysis and identified 54,000 NPDs (non-powered dams). It just doesn't make sense, with the price of oil and the pollution value of coal. Why aren't we utilizing this all ready made green energy source.

Hydropower is a green energy source because we are able to harness electrical power by converting water into electricity.

The Use of Hydropower