Overview of a clean energy future using undeveloped hydropower resources.
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Comment by Frank J. Heller, MPA on January 28, 2016 at 2:15pm
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HYDROPOWER VIDEOS...short powerful displays to contrast with expensive wind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BibHjN7...
Marine and hydrokinetic hydropower: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ir4XngH...
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"The current U.S. hydropower capacity is approximately 100,000 megawatts (MW), and with the right policies in place, the industry can add 60,000 MW by 2025. NHA has a goal to double hydropower’s contribution to the country’s energy portfolio. Some examples of where this growth is possible include: Modernizing: New technology employed at existing hydro sites represents an opportunity for new sources of power. By installing more efficient turbines and enhancing performance, existing hydropower infrastructure can generate more power, sustainably. Converting Non-Powered Dams: There are 80,000 dams across the U.S., but only 3% have electricitygenerating equipment. Converting non-powered facilities to electricity-generating assets will increase America’s renewable energy supply by 12 GW, thereby maximizing existing infrastructure. Conduit Technology: Throughout the country, existing tunnels, canals, pipelines, aqueducts, and other manmade structures that move water can be fitted with electricity-generating equipment, resulting in projects that are cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Marine and Hydrokinetic Technologies: A range of technologies are under development to tap the power of waves, tides, and river flows. Thousands of megawatts of potential are available from ocean energy projects from New England to the West Coast and Alaska, and from in-river hydrokinetic projects proposed along the Mississippi River and others.
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"Taking into account full project lifetime fuel costs, operations, and maintenance, hydropower has the lowest levelized cost of electricity of any energy source – even energy efficiency – according to recent studies. When the costs of GHG emissions are considered, it’s even more competitive\
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"Hydropower taps into the water cycle, harnessing the power of our clean moving waters to produce renewable electricity. Using hydropower avoided nearly 200 million metric tons of carbon pollution in the U.S. in 2012 – equal to the annual emissions from over 40 million cars"
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Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT
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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/
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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law
Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future
"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."
https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/
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