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Re:The booming business of knitting together the world’s ele... by forrestthewoods on Sunday October 17, 2021 @05:31PM (#28899978)
There isn’t enough hydro potential on the planet to produce the amount energy we need.

It’s also worth pointing out that while hydro is renewable, it isn’t clean. Dams are ecological nightmares.

Hydro will like be part of our energy profile indefinitely. But it will never be more than a small fraction. And in the long run that fraction will get smaller as global energy demand continues to grow.

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Re:The booming business of knitting together the world’s ele... by pfdietz on Sunday October 17, 2021 @08:34PM (#28901031)
There is enormous potential for off-river pumped hydro storage, though. Geography that doesn't have much if any natural water flow can still hold vast amounts of water in enclosed areas.
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