Is hydropower a feasible alternative energy source?
Hydropower is – and has been a viable alternative energy source for many years. Currently, hydropower supplies almost 20% of the electricity around the world. However, there are some natural limitations that, both historically and currently, prevent hydropower from being used in all locations to energize large populations. Although three-quarters of our planet is water, there are areas that have little access to powerful or large bodies of water to use for alternative energy. Should hydropower have to energize populations far away from the power source, distance issues must be solved. There is always the issue of sufficient strength and size of the hydropower source, which nature really controls. A weak flowing river or small static body of water may not generate sufficient natural strength to drive a hydropower engine to provide energy to anything more than smaller projects. Can hydropower replace fossil fuels? The issue of expanding hydropower to the point that it replaces much of th
