Using hydropower

In China, over 60,000 small-scale hydro plants are in operation. In the USA, less than three percent of the existing 67,000 dams, many of which were built for flood control, currently produce electricity. If these dams were converted, small-scale hydropower could supply the electricity for several million USA homes.

1. Using renewable energy resources
2. Managing water

1. Implementing environmentally sound hydropower schemes

1. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
2. Integrating national energy efficiency policy
3. Adopting environmentally sound energy options

1. Supporting use of environmentally sound technology
2. Establishing clearing houses for environmentally sound technology
3. Developing appropriate water management technology

1. Opposing development of rivers

1. Underutilization of renewable energy resources
2. Underutilization of hydropower

1. IHA: A brief history of hydropower
2. Hydroelectric power water use
3. How Hydropower Works
4. Hydropower Technology and Types of Hydroelectric Power Plants
5. Institute for Energy Research: Hydropower
6. How Hydroelectric Energy Works
7. NHA: Why Hydro