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Hills might be common, but suitable geography for creating a dam out of them is probably less so. Not to mention that such geography frequently tends to cover
by jimmcslim 12y ago
Hills might be common, but suitable geography for creating a dam out of them is probably less so.
Not to mention that such geography frequently tends to cover farmland and rural communities who are less than likely to want their land flooded.. they may also tend to vote on the conservative-side of the spectrum which cares less for renewable generation such as hydro.
The construction cost of dams isn't insignificant either!
- markvdb 12y agoIn Japan, and soon in Belgium too, "energy islands" are built in the sea to store wind energy. http://rt.com/news/belgium-battery-island-renewable-319/ http://rt.com/news/belgium-battery-island-renewable-319/ (P.S. I couldn't immediately find any more reputable English speaking news source for this. Oh well, on this sort of fairly neutral subject, rt.con seem to do quite well.)