Hydrokinetic finds hope without damsEmerging technology promises cheap electricity from rivers with dams, project proposals springing up around the state in 2008 Eric Lidji Petroleum News
Hydroelectric projects often get damned because they’re, well, dammed.
Traditional hydroelectric projects can produce cheap, sustainable power by controlling the flow of water to run turbines. But concerns about the environmental impact of the large dams required for hydroelectric have made projects....
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