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China saw its potential long ago and has massively invested in infrastructure, funding every hydropower dam, among other civil projects.
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Suwanna Gauntlett, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Lee noted in his statement that any changes to the current smallmouth mitigation plan would balance hydropower interests with conservation efforts.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
Other sources being promoted are coal, hydropower, biofuels, critical minerals and nuclear power.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2025
By 2050, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans for 50 to 60 percent of Japan’s electricity to come from renewables, including biomass, hydropower, geothermal, and offshore wind as well as solar—with a controversial increase in nuclear-power production filling in the gaps.
—Hannah Kirshner, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025
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Suwanna Gauntlett, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Lee noted in his statement that any changes to the current smallmouth mitigation plan would balance hydropower interests with conservation efforts.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
Other sources being promoted are coal, hydropower, biofuels, critical minerals and nuclear power.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2025
By 2050, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans for 50 to 60 percent of Japan’s electricity to come from renewables, including biomass, hydropower, geothermal, and offshore wind as well as solar—with a controversial increase in nuclear-power production filling in the gaps.
—Hannah Kirshner, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Hydropower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydropower. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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hydropower
noun
hy·dro·pow·er
ˈhī-drə-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 
: hydroelectric power
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