Renewable hydroelectric power

The water in rivers and streams can be captured and turned into hydropower (HP), also called hydroelectric power. HP currently provides about 17% of the world s electricity supply, virtually all of Norway s electricity and more than 40% of the electricity nsed in developing countries. However, there is great potential in hydropower worldwide. Norway produces more than 99% of its electricity with hydropower. New Zealand nses hydropower for 75% of its electricity. HP provides more than 97% of all electricity generated by renewable sources. Other sources, biomass, geothermal, solar and wind account for less than 3% of renewable electricity production. When the electricity share of total energy consumption is considered, the increase becomes even more dramatic. 

These fuels (pure H2, H2-CO2, H2-CO-CO2) may also be produced from renewable energy sources, such as biomass, solar, windmill and hydroelectric power. 

The outlined perspectives of both nuclear and fossil fuel-derived energies are reason enough to promote alternative energy sources. As mentioned earlier, one of the chief renewable sources is water, and the generation of hydroelectric power is extensive on a global scale... 

Renewable and unconventionaL eneigy sources are used more extensively in other parts of the world than in the United States. Tables 12 and 13 document the significance of hydroelectric power throughout industrialized and developing economies. Biofuels are also a significant contributor to certain economies, with proportional contributions as follows Kenya, 75% India, 50% China, 33% Brazil, 25% and Scandanavia, 10% (5,21). Peat is a significant source of eneigy for Russia, Finland, and Ireland. 

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Hydroelectric power is a well-developed energy source. Today, hydropower provides about 19 percent of the world s electricity supply. Because it is a clean, renewable source of energy, hydropower should continue to serve as a vital energy source. 

These fuels (pure H2, H2/C02, and H2/C0/C02) can also be produced from renewable energy sources—biomass, solar, windmills, and hydroelectric power. On the other hand, pure H2 can be generated by water electrolysis using nuclear power plants. Hydrogen is the most electro-reactive fuel for fuel cells operating at low and intermediate temperatures. 

As Figure 4 indicates, the picture is similar in the rest of the world. It is clear from this picture that, on a macro basis, oil, gas and coal continue to dominate. Nuclear energy plays a role, but, besides hydroelectric power, renewable energy sources — at least on the surface — appear to have a long way to go to even make a dent in the current global energy market. 

The committee did not consider hydroelectric power explicitly except as part of the electricity grid mix. The remaining renewable energy resources—except wind, solar, and biomass—were not considered owing to their current small fraction of total primary energy supply or small projected growth. 

Renewables supply about 15% of the world s energy. Much of this is hydroelectric power. Wind is used in over 65 countries, but wind and solar are expected to provide only 1% of the world s energy by 2030. The International Energy Agency estimates that the world will need to invest 16 trillion over the next 30 years to maintain and expand the energy sup-piy. 

The five most common renewable sources of primary power are hydroelectric, geothermal, wind, biomass, and solar. Hydroelectric power is considered by many to be a model energy source. It is clean, relatively benign environmentally, nonpolluting, and relatively inexpensive. However, the global theoretical potential of the hydrology of all the world s precipitation and all of the energy... 

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