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Carbon-free electricity from hydropower will both power the mill and produce its green hydrogen.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Some nations, including the United States and Ecuador’s neighbors in South America, Colombia and Brazil, have backup plans to switch to alternative sources, including fossil fuels, when hydropower runs low.
—José María León Cabrera, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
The Agriculture Department put $256 million toward the Rural Energy Program for America to expand use of wind, solar, geothermal and small hydropower energy.
—Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
With more frequent charging opportunities, smaller batteries can be installed, and thanks to Norway’s hydropower capabilities, electric battery production and charging is also completed using renewable energy.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Some nations, including the United States and Ecuador’s neighbors in South America, Colombia and Brazil, have backup plans to switch to alternative sources, including fossil fuels, when hydropower runs low.
—José María León Cabrera, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
The Agriculture Department put $256 million toward the Rural Energy Program for America to expand use of wind, solar, geothermal and small hydropower energy.
—Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
With more frequent charging opportunities, smaller batteries can be installed, and thanks to Norway’s hydropower capabilities, electric battery production and charging is also completed using renewable energy.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Hydropower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydropower. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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hydropower
noun
hy·dro·pow·er
ˈhī-drə-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 
: hydroelectric power
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