Re:Why Is Hydroelectricity So Green, and yet Unfashionable?
by theshrike79 on Friday October 28, 2022 @06:28AM
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River ecosystems are really complex and far-reaching. It's about more than just fish swimming upstream to spawn.
Hydroelectric dams destroy these ecosystems completely. Yes, you can build bypass channels for fish, but that's just a part of the system and the channels don't work properly in many cases.
I am curious to understand the different technologies. I am also asking because in the end every kind of power generation will have some effect on the ecosystems. It's always a question of trade-offs.