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Re:Nothing like this will be built again (2002) by bluGill on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @01:15PM (#29895340)
Even if we could build dams with no worry about the environment, it wouldn't help. There are not many places left to build them, and a lot more would be needed. Sure use them where we have them, but they are not a something we can grow.
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Re:Nothing like this will be built again (2002) by jhgb on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @08:03PM (#29900948)
> There are not many places left to build them

...unless you go radical? https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-finds-530000-potent...

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Re:Nothing like this will be built again (2002) by pfdietz on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @02:05PM (#29896131)
Pumped hydro can be built off rivers. The opportunities for that are vast.
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Re:Nothing like this will be built again (2002) by bluGill on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @03:31PM (#29897402)
Not at the scale needed.
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Re:Nothing like this will be built again (2002) by pfdietz on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:04PM (#29897850)
Incorrect. There are some geographic restrictions, but on a global scale the potential off river pumped hydro resource is enormous.

http://re100.eng.anu.edu.au/global/

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