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Run-of-River 101: Human Scale Hydro

David Dodge | Posted 04.22.2013 | Canada
Read More: Hydroelectric, Whistler BC, Renewable Energy, Renewables, Hydropower, British Columbia, Green Energy, Whistler Blackcomb, Run-of-River, Canada News
David Dodge

When I first heard of "run-of-river" I had it way wrong, I imagined a thousand little micro-turbines in a mountain creek turning like pinwheels as the water flows by. It's more of a kinder, gentler version of bigger hydro power projects -- none of the flooding of massive tracts of land.

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Will Canada's Hydropower Boom Help Cool the Climate?

Will Braun | Posted 11.19.2011 | Canada
Read More: Manitoba, Energy, Hydroelectric, Labrador, Quebec, Electricity, Environmental Policy, Sierra Club of Canada, Muskrat Falls, Hydro Quebec, Coal Industry, Hydro-Electric Power, Environment, Hydropower, Site C, Hydro-Electricity, Hydro Dams, Canada News
Will Braun

Leaders in the Canadian hydropower industry believe North America can dam its way to a cooler climate, but some experts say that continual increases in energy supply -- whatever the source -- are not the optimal response to the climate crunch. The answer is not more energy, but much more efficient use of it.

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